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.

One legislator, Hope Florida critic Alex Andrade, held out for the pelican in the 112-1 anti-mockingbird vote. Lawmakers are enthusiastic about the return of the flamingo to Florida, decades after ...

The Florida House has passed a bill to make the American flamingo the official state bird. Florida's current state bird, the mockingbird, is also the state bird for 4 other states. The bill also ...