The flamingo is not just an icon; it reminds us that Florida is bold, brilliant and unafraid to stand tall." The flamboyant, 5-foot-tall flamingo has been used to promote travel to the state for over ...

But to succeed, team flamingo will have to beat team scrub-jay, as well as a fan club vying to crown the bluish gray songbird found only in Florida’s sandy oak hammocks.

The census turned up 101 wild flamingos including more than 50 in Florida Bay, 18 in the Pine Island area, and 14 at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Titusville. "Considering that a ...

One sighting was at the Sanibel Causeway in southwest Florida. It was the first time a flamingo had ever been documented in places like Alachua County, about 80 miles southwest of Jacksonville.

The flamingo is the face we show to the world — our ambassador, our brand. And we would argue that, for all its kitschiness, it has more dignity than Florida Man, our other unofficial mascot.

The bill seeks to crown the American flamingo as the official state bird, dethroning the mockingbird, which has held the title since 1927. The Florida scrub-jay would also be recognized as the ...

On Thursday, the South Florida researchers submitted a petition to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to consider changing the present classification of the American Flamingo as ...

Florida’s government has promoted flamingos as the official symbol of the Florida Lotto since the 1980s. This flamingo-themed lotto has generated more than $40 billion since 1988, supporting ...

Two bills in Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a flamingo.