Will the mockingbird finally get replaced as Florida's official state bird? A bill to raise up the leggy pink flamingo soared past the House.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A bill that would designate the flamingo as Florida’s state bird breezed through the House of Representatives on Wednesday. In a near-unanimous vote, the House passed HB-11, ...

Lawmakers are trying again to designate the flamingo as the state bird and the Florida scrub jay as the state song bird.

Flamingos feed and preen in Estero Bay Preserve State Park in Florida in September. Andrew West The News-Press / USA TODAY NETWORK Ask anyone about Florida’s state bird, and they’ll likely guess it’s ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to replace the mockingbird as the state bird. The proposed legislation would designate the American flamingo as the official state bird and the Florida ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you land at the Tampa International Airport, you can’t miss the 21-foot flamingo. At first, I rolled my eyes; after all, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Lawmakers have tried for years to christen the flamingo as Florida’s state bird. But a bill that passed the House on Wednesday may finally clear the path for what supporters ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the state bird and the scrub-jay as the state songbird. The flamingo is seen as a unique symbol of Florida, ...

The Florida House voted to replace the mockingbird with the American flamingo as the state bird. The bill now heads to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.

The Florida House of Representatives has voted to nix the northern mockingbird as the Sunshine State bird, taking its place ...