It had the perfect name to represent the State.
The state bird of Rhode Island is the "Rhode Island Red" (a type of chicken).
The official state bird of Rhode Island is the Rhode Island Red Chicken, adopted in 1954.
The fish commonly known as the "Striped Bass" (morone saxatilis) was designated as the official state fish on July 13, 2000.
Rhode Island's state bird is the Rhode Island Red and the state tree is the Red Maple.
The Rhode Island Red
State Bird: Rhode Island RedState Fish: Striped Bass
The state Bird is the Rhode Island Red. The state Flower is the Violet. The state shell is the Quahog.
It was called Rhode island red.
The Official State Flower is the Violet (Viola odorata)and the Official State Bird is the Rhode Island Red Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).
There is a State Bird, a State Fish and a State Shell, but Rhode Island does not have an Official State Animal, Mammal, Reptile or Insect.
The Rhode Island Red Chicken is the Official State Bird and the Striped Bass is the Official State Fish.
Rhode Island has the Rhode Island red hen and Delaware has the Blue Hen Several states have the Wild turkey.