Flamingo fans are wading into Florida’s perennial debate over whether to dethrone the noisy and occasionally combative mockingbird as the reigning state bird after nearly a century.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the American flamingo is one of the largest species of flamingo and averages some 5 feet tall. A survey conducted in 2024, ...

Flamingo lawn ornaments anywhere in the country are a nod to Florida, albeit with a side of shade at times. We are every bit as much the flamingo state as we are the Sunshine State.

Florida sees rise in flamingo population thanks to wetland restoration. By James Tutten, WFTV.com. May 30, 2024 at 7:13 am EDT. By James Tutten, WFTV.com.

More wild flamingos are being spotted in Florida, prompting the first ever flamingo census 01:43. MIAMI - Flamingos are ubiquitous with Florida. From plastic lawn ornaments to the state lottery, ...

When you land at the Tampa International Airport, you can’t miss the 21-foot flamingo. At first, I rolled my eyes; after all, flamingos are always in our face here in Florida.

Hurricane Sparks Surge in Florida's Flamingo Population. Published May 08, 2024 at 12:22 PM EDT Updated May 08, 2024 at 1:41 PM EDT. By . Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in ...

Actually, it would get two. SB 880, from Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami-Dade, and HB 81 from Reps Jim Mooney, R-Islamorda and Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, would designate the pink-feathered American ...

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — Flamboyances of flamingos are flocking to Florida and it's great news, wildlife officials say. "These flamingos are staying here now. And the sign, the good sign about that ...

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