The number of flamingos at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and across Florida has been rising, giving hope for a ...

A photographer was taking part in an aerial bird survey via helicopter over Florida Bay when the flamingos were first spotted ...

A Caribbean flamingo egg has hatched at a Cornish wildlife sanctuary. Curators at Paradise Park in Hayle said the chick, ...

A 1-year-old flamingo has charmed her way into daily staff meetings with her keepers at the National Zoo in D.C.

Naming the flamingo the state bird would have been “just ridiculous” given how few live in Florida, said Gregg Klowden, an avid “birder” and biology professor at the University of Central ...

Florida lawmakers are considering replacing the mockingbird as the state bird with the flamingo and scrub-jay. This is the eighth attempt in 25 years to replace the mockingbird.

FILE - The American flamingo, celebrated for its striking pink plumage and graceful stature, is proposed as the official state bird. It symbolizes the state's vibrant wildlife and natural beauty.

The flamingo is seen as a unique symbol of Florida, while the scrub-jay is the only bird species exclusive to the state. Previous attempts to change the state bird have been blocked by NRA ...

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 ...