A Florida Keys lawmaker is trying to make the American flamingo the official state bird, and we agree | Opinion ...

The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which proposes a shake-up in the state's bird designations. The bill seeks ...

Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative.

Florida State University sophomore Olyvia Collins, a member of the student “Scrub Club” group that in 2022 convinced Seminole ...

Freddie Mercury, an American flamingo who gained national fame for his years-long relationship and breakup with another male flamingo named Lance Bass, celebrated his 55th birthday on Tuesday.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A battle over Florida’s state bird has once again taken hold in the state legislature. Twin bills in the state Senate and House are proposing that the American flamingo and the ...

From the opening credits of Miami Vice, to the lottery logo, to souvenirs of all sorts, the American flamingo is a symbol of Florida. But it’s not our state bird: instead, it’s the Northern ...

Ileana Garcia, R-Miami-Dade, and HB 81 from Reps Jim Mooney, R-Islamorda and Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, would designate the pink-feathered American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber ...