FORT MYERS, Florida — Florida’s mockingbird is fighting to save its title as state bird, which it has held for nearly 100 years, as lawmakers consider replacing it with two other Florida natives.

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 ...

Food and feathers. Records show that before 1900, flamingos were plentiful in Florida, living in groups of more than 1,000 at times. Those who study flamingos say the birds’ range may have been ...

Portrait of Florida’s state bird, the mockingbird, by Atlanta artist Deeds Davis, son-in-law of contributing writer Roy Peter Clark. [ Deeds Davis ] ...

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.