Upon the recommendation of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, the northern mockingbird was named the state bird by the legislature on January 31, 1927.
The act stated that "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."
The further basis of the act was that the bird "is found in all parts of the State," and that it 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."
There are 4 states that have the same state bird: Arkansas Florida Tennessee and Mississippi all have the mockingbird as their state bird, just like Texas.
The state bird of Texas is the mockingbird. It was designated the state bird in 1927.
The Texas state bird is the Mockingbird.
The northern mockingbird was named the state bird in 1927.
The State Bird is the Northern Mockingbird and the State Flower is the Bluebonnet.
In 1927, the mockingbird was designated by Texas as their official state bird. The Northern mockingbird is found in all parts of Texas during the summer and winter.
The Texas state flower is called a bluebonnet and the state bird is the mockingbird.
The Texas state bird is the mockingbird. The Texas state flower is the bluebonnet. The Texas state tree is the pecan tree.
Texas' state bird is the northern mockingbird, mimus polyglottos, and it was accepted in 1927.
The state dog is a blue lacy, and the bird is the mockingbird.
The official state bird of Texas is the Mockingbird, adopted in 1927.The state bird of Texas is the Northern Mockingbird. It was adopted as the state bird in 1927. It is also the state bird of Florida..
== == The Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculi) within the sunfish family, was named the official state fish of Texas by the 71st Legislature on May 22, 1989 == ==