What a birdbrain. A dimwit “farm boy” tourist was arrested for swiping a flamingo from a popular Las Vegas hotel and taking selfies with the poor bird while “choking” and maiming it in his room, ...

As if flamingos weren’t showy enough, the American flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber) has officially been elevated to a new ...

A judge warned a lawyer Monday that there would be no second chances for a Canadian tourist accused of bird-napping and torturing a flamingo at a Strip resort. “You need to admonish your client that ...

One legislator, Hope Florida critic Alex Andrade, held out for the pelican in the 112-1 anti-mockingbird vote. Lawmakers are ...

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 ...

Caribbean flamingos walk around their enclosure at the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Jacksonville, Fla., on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. Legislators are considering the flamingo to replace the ...

The Florida House voted to make the American flamingo the new state bird, replacing the mockingbird. The bill, which also designates the scrub jay as the state songbird, now moves to the state Senate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The flamingo has taken one big elegant step toward becoming Florida's official state bird. No, it isn't already, even though it's ...

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, ...

A Canadian man faces animal cruelty charges after police accused him of illegally entering the flamingo habitat at the iconic ...