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Texas State Bird

Texas State Bird: Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Adoption of the Texas State Bird

Suggested by the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, the mockingbird was adopted as the official state bird of Texas by an act of the Legislature, approved on January 31, 1927. The mockingbird was chosen as the official state bird because:

• "It is found in all parts of the State";
• "...ornithologists, musicians, educators and Texans in all walks of life unite in proclaiming the Mockingbird the most appropriate species for the state bird of Texas";
• "...is a singer of distinctive type, a fighter for the protection of his home, falling if need be, in its defense, like any true Texan";
• "The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs named the mockingbird as the State bird of Texas and asked the Fortieth Legislature to adopt it."

The Texas Statutes

The following information is excerpted from the Texas Statutes, Government Code, Title 1, Chapter 3101, Section 3101-007.

GOVERNMENT CODE.
TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
CHAPTER 3101. STATE SYMBOLS.
SECTION 3101.007.

§ 3101.007. STATE BIRD. The state bird is the mockingbird.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Additional Information

Mimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird): University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web.

State Bird List: List of all of the state birds.

Birds Of Texas: Field Guide: by Stan Tekiela.

A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America: Peterson Field Guide: Roger Tory Peterson.

State Birds & Flowers 1000-pc Puzzle: Created at the request of The National Wildlife Federation this design is a beautiful and informative puzzle featuring every state bird perched on the appropriate state flower.

Bird Feeders and Accessories: Backyard Birding > Bird Feeders & Accessories from Amazon.com.

State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide, Third Edition - Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Greenwood Press, 2002

State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers and Other Symbols: A Study based on historical documents giving the origin and significance of the state names, nicknames, mottoes, seals, flowers, birds, songs, and descriptive comments on the capitol buildings and on some of the leading state histories, Revised Edition - George Earlie Shankle, Ph.D., The H.W. Wilson Company, 1938 (Reprint Services Corp. 1971)

Source: Texas Statutes, (http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html), April 14, 2005
Source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide, Third Edition - Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Greenwood Press, 2002
Source: State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers and Other Symbols: Revised Edition (Reprint)- George Earlie Shankle, Ph.D., The H.W. Wilson Company, 1938

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