Many a state bird was selected by a state before the species was "officially" named by the American Ornithologists' Union. Where differences occur, the current AOU name is listed in parentheses. The Latin or scientific name is provided in italics.

Alabama -- Yellowhammer (Northern Flicker) - Colaptes auratus

Alaska -- Willow Ptarmigan - Lagopus lagopus

Arizona -- Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Arkansas -- Mockingbird (Northern Mockingbird) - Mimus polyglottos

California -- California Quail - Callipepla californica

Colorado -- Lark Bunting - Calamospiza melanocorys

Connecticut -- American Robin - Turdus migratorius

Delaware -- Blue Hen Chicken - domestic Gallus gallus

District of Columbia -- Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina

Florida -- Mockingbird (Northern Mockingbird) - Mimus polyglottos

Georgia -- Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum

Hawaii -- Nene (a.k.a. Hawaiian Goose) - Branta sandvicensis

Idaho -- Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides

Illinois -- Cardinal (Northern Cardinal) - Cardinalis cardinalis

Indiana -- Cardinal (Northern Cardinal) - Cardinalis cardinalis

Iowa -- American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis

Kansas -- Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta

Kentucky -- Cardinal (Northern Cardinal) - Cardinalis cardinalis

Louisiana -- Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis

Maine -- Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapilla

Maryland -- Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula

Massachusetts -- Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapilla

Michigan -- American Robin - Turdus migratorius

Minnesota -- Common Loon - Gavia immer

Mississippi -- Mockingbird (Northern Mockingbird) - Mimus polyglottos

Missouri -- Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis

Montana -- Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta

Nebraska -- Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta

Nevada -- Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides

New Hampshire -- Purple Finch - Carpodacus purpureus

New Jersey -- American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis

New Mexico -- Roadrunner (Greater Roadrunner) - Geococcyx californianus

New York -- Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis

North Carolina -- Cardinal (Northern Cardinal) - Cardinalis cardinalis

North Dakota -- Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta

Ohio -- Cardinal (Northern Cardinal) - Cardinalis cardinalis

Oklahoma -- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus

Oregon -- Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta

Pennsylvania -- Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus

Rhode Island -- Rhode Island Red (chicken) - domestic Gallus gallus

South Carolina -- Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus

South Dakota -- Ring-necked Pheasant (a.k.a. *Common Pheasant) Phasianus colchicus

Tennessee -- Mockingbird (Northern Mockingbird) - Mimus polyglottos

Texas -- Mockingbird (Northern Mockingbird) - Mimus polyglottos

Utah -- California Gull - Larus californicus

Vermont -- Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus

Virginia -- Cardinal (Northern Cardinal) - Cardinalis cardinalis

Washington -- American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis

West Virginia -- Cardinal (Northern Cardinal) - Cardinalis cardinalis

Wisconsin -- American Robin - Turdus migratorius

Wyoming -- Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta

* The Ring-necked Pheasant is known as the Common Pheasant outside of the U. S