list of U.S. state birds: Quick Facts

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Northern cardinal

A willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) in mottled brown and white summer plumage stands in green grass with small yellow flowers.

Coues' cactus wren

Northern mockingbird

California quail (Callipepla californica) with distinctive black plume on its head, perched on a weathered wooden branch.

A male lark bunting with black plumage and a distinctive white wing patch perches on a weathered wooden post against a plain background.

An American robin (Turdus migratorius) with a reddish-orange breast and gray-brown wings perches on a bare tree branch.

Northern mockingbird

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