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

The census turned up 101 wild flamingos including more than 50 in Florida Bay, 18 in the Pine Island area, and 14 at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Titusville. "Considering that a ...

But to succeed, team flamingo will have to beat team scrub-jay, as well as a fan club vying to crown the bluish gray songbird found only in Florida’s sandy oak hammocks.

One sighting was at the Sanibel Causeway in southwest Florida. It was the first time a flamingo had ever been documented in places like Alachua County, about 80 miles southwest of Jacksonville.

The bill seeks to crown the American flamingo as the official state bird, dethroning the mockingbird, which has held the title since 1927. The Florida scrub-jay would also be recognized as the ...

For nearly 100 years, the mockingbird has served as Florida’s official state bird. Yes, the mockingbird. Not the flamingo, despite what many people think. But that grievous wrong — which began ...

The flamingo is the face we show to the world — our ambassador, our brand. And we would argue that, for all its kitschiness, it has more dignity than Florida Man, our other unofficial mascot.

Florida’s government has promoted flamingos as the official symbol of the Florida Lotto since the 1980s. This flamingo-themed lotto has generated more than $40 billion since 1988, supporting ...