state bird

noun

: a bird selected (as by the legislature) as an emblem of a state of the U.S.

Examples of state bird in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brandon Bell | Getty Images Alabama is known as the Yellowhammer State, named after the state bird, a woodpecker that is also called the Northern Flicker. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026

The continuity of subject and species across the two projects speaks to the centrality of birds in American iconography—the Bald Eagle, for example, or the 50 state birds—which predates but was perpetuated by Audubon’s work. — Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026

Connecticut’s official state bird is the American robin, but for UConn fans, there’s little doubt that those little black-and-orange guys– while cute– aren’t quite the most popular bird in the state. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026

Last year the Florida House overwhelmingly passed legislation to end the Northern mockingbird’s 99-year run as the state bird and replace it with the American flamingo. — Douglas Hanks may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for state bird

• afterword
• firebird
• hummingbird
• ladybird
• mockingbird
• overheard
• thunderbird
• undergird
• undeterred
• absurd
• averred
• bluebird

Kids Definition

state bird

noun

: a bird selected (as by the legislature) as an emblem of a state of the U.S.