Mooney on Friday filed legislation ( HB 81) for the 2025 legislative session to make the American flamingo the official state ...

Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday ...

The Florida scrub jay could be one step closer to becoming the official state songbird now that the leading opponent of the ...

From the beaches to the prairies. From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, ...

According to the American Bird Conservancy, mockingbirds live in more than half of the continental U.S. Flamingos, on the other hand, are mostly found in Florida and throughout the Caribbean except in ...

Populations of the Florida scrub-jay, the only bird found solely in the state, have been declining significantly since researchers began studying them in 1969 due to habitat loss from rapid ...

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The wetlands "have more species of amphibian than the Everglades do. ... When these wetlands decline, the whole ecosystem declines.” ...

"Even in permanently protected areas like Archbold, jay populations face ever-worsening odds of persistence," Barve said. "We've spent decades managing habitat for the Florida scrub-jay ...

Both the Steller’s jay and the blue jay have conspicuous crests and wings and tail barred with black. See also the Florida scrub-jay and the island scrub-jay (which do not overlap in range).