As if flamingos weren’t showy enough, the American flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber) has officially been elevated to a new celebrity status. The Florida House of Representatives and Senate have ...

For the last century, flamingos in Florida were more likely to be spotted on T-shirts and cups in a souvenir shop than flapping around in the wild. Then last summer, a flock of the rare and beautiful ...

The Florida House has passed a bill to make the American flamingo the official state bird. Florida's current state bird, the mockingbird, is also the state bird for 4 other states. The bill also ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A bill that would designate the flamingo as Florida’s state bird breezed through the House of Representatives on Wednesday. In a near-unanimous vote, the House passed HB-11, ...

The Florida Legislature has once again pulled out its binoculars and is scanning the skies for a new state bird. With such an impressive array of avian life, our current state bird, the northern ...

This past weekend, from Feb. 28 to March 1, the National Aviary celebrated Flamingo Fest, a two-day special event dedicated ...