A study led by biology graduate student Jessica Folsom used genomic data in determining the flamingo population and its ...

UCF research finds Florida’s American flamingos are genetically native and could recover with conservation support, fueling ...

Fellow Floridians, we owe the American flamingo a lot. Let us count the ways. First, and most obviously, we have been using it as our pink mascot for decades. We slap it onto just about everything to ...

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 native birds - the flamingo and the Florida ...

Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the official state bird. Of course they should. Everyone knows that. The scrub-jay ...

Florida's waterways are more than just tourist attractions – they constitute living areas that host more than 500 different bird species, including some of nature's most beautiful performers. These ...

As the Florida Legislature warms up for its 2025 session, a highly controversial and regularly reappearing piece of legislation has been pre-filed — a bill to change Florida’s official state bird.