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2026 FIFA World Cup
Tournament details
Host country
TBA
Teams
48 (from 6 confederations)
← 2022
2030 →
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA.
Two official bids to host the event were submitted to FIFA: a joint bid by Canada, Mexico and the United States, and a bid by Morocco. On 13 June 2018, the FIFA Congress will decide on whether to select one of those bids.[1]
The tournament will be the first to feature 48 teams, after FIFA approved expansion from 32 teams.[2]
Contents
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1 Format
1.1 Slot allocation
1.1.1 Play-off tournament
2 Host selection
2.1 Bid process
2.1.1 Fast track bid process
2.1.2 Bid requirements
3 Official bids
3.1 CONCACAF
3.2 CAF
4 Confirmed interest in bidding but did not make the final list
4.1 CONMEBOL
4.2 CAF
4.3 AFC/OFC
4.4 UEFA
5 Broadcasting rights
6 Notes and references
Format[edit]
Then-UEFA head Michel Platini had suggested in January 2015 an expansion of the tournament to 40 teams,[3][4] an idea FIFA president Gianni Infantino also suggested in March 2016.[5] A desire to increase the number of participants in the tournament from the previous 32 team format was announced on 4 October 2016. Four expansion options were considered:[6][7][8][9]
Expand to 40 teams (8 groups of 5 teams) – 88 matches
Expand to 40 teams (10 groups of 4 teams) – 76 matches
Expand to 48 teams (opening 32-team playoff round) – 80 matches
Expand to 48 teams (16 groups of 3 teams) – 80 matches
On 10 January 2017, the FIFA Council voted unanimously to expand to a 48 team tournament.[2]
The tournament will open with a group stage consisting of 16 groups of three teams, with the top two teams progressing from each group to a knockout tournament starting with a round of 32 teams.[10] The number of games played overall will increase from 64 to 80, but the number of games played by finalists remains at seven, the same as with 32 teams, except that one group match will be replaced by a knockout match. The tournament will also be completed within 32 days, same as previous 32-team tournaments.[11]
The proposal for expansion was opposed by the European Clubs Association and its member clubs, saying that the number of games was already at an "unacceptable" level and they urged the governing body to reconsider its idea of increasing the number of teams that qualify.[12] German national team coach Joachim Löw warned that expansion, as had occurred for Euro 2016, would dilute the value of the world tournament because players have already reached their physical and mental limit.[13] Another criticism of the new format is that with 3-team groups, the risk of collusion between the two teams playing in the last round will increase compared with 4-team groups (where simultaneous kick-offs have been employed). One suggestion by President Infantino is that group matches that end in draws will be decided by penalty shootouts.[14]
Slot allocation[edit]
On 30 March 2017, the Bureau of the FIFA Council (composed of the FIFA President and the presidents of each of the six confederations) proposed a slot allocation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The recommendation was submitted for the ratification by the FIFA Council.[15][16]
On 9 May 2017, two days before the 67th FIFA Congress, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation in a meeting in Manama, Bahrain. It includes an intercontinental play-off tournament involving six teams to decide the last two FIFA World Cup berths.[17]
Confederation
Total FIFA eligible members
Percentage of members with places in finals
Total places in finals
(including host)
Total places before 2026
(excluding host, including half-places)
AFC 46 17% 8 4.5
CAF 54 17% 9 5
CONCACAF 35 17% 6 3.5
CONMEBOL 10 60% 6 4.5
OFC 11 9% 1 0.5
UEFA 55 29% 16 13
Play-Off 2 -
Total
211
23%
48
31 (+ host)
For 2026, the slot of the host country will be taken from the quota of its confederation. In case of co-hosting, the number of automatically qualified host countries will be decided by the FIFA Council.[15][17]
Play-off tournament[edit]
A play-off tournament involving six teams will be held to decide the last two FIFA World Cup berths,[15] consisting of one team per confederation (except for UEFA) and one additional team from the confederation of the host country.
Two of the teams will be seeded based on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, and the seeded teams will play for a FIFA World Cup berth against the winners of the first two knockout games involving the four unseeded teams.
The tournament is to be played in the host country(ies) and to be used as a test event for the FIFA World Cup. The existing play-off window of November 2025 has been suggested as a tentative date for the 2026 edition.
Host selection[edit]
Map of the World with the six confederations
The FIFA Council went back and forth between 2013 and 2017 on limitations within hosting rotation based on the continental confederations. Originally, it was set that bids to be host would not be allowed from countries belonging to confederations that hosted the two preceding tournaments. It was temporarily changed to only prohibit countries belonging to the confederation that hosted the previous World Cup from bidding to host the following tournament,[18] before the rule was changed back to its prior state of two World Cups. However the FIFA Council did make an exception to potentially grant eligibility to member associations of the confederation of the second-to-last host of the FIFA World Cup in the event that none of the received bids fulfill the strict technical and financial requirements.[19][20] In March 2017, FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed that "Europe (UEFA) and Asia (AFC) are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively."[21] Therefore, the 2026 World Cup could be hosted by one of the remaining four confederations: CONCACAF (last hosted in 1994), CAF (last hosted in 2010), CONMEBOL (last hosted in 2014), or OFC (never hosted before), or potentially by UEFA in case no bid from those four met the requirements.
Co-hosting the FIFA World Cup — which had been banned by FIFA after the 2002 World Cup — was approved for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, though not limited to a specific number but instead evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Also by 2026, the FIFA general secretariat, after consultation with the Competitions Committee, will have the power to exclude bidders who do not meet the minimum technical requirements to host the competition.[19]
Bid process[edit]
The bidding process was due to start in 2015, with the appointment of hosts scheduled for the FIFA Congress on 10 May 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[22][23] but was postponed due to the 2015 FIFA corruption case and the subsequent resignation of Sepp Blatter,[24] and resumed following the FIFA Council meeting on 10 May 2016,[25] amid corruption allegations around the previous tournaments, due to be held in 2018 (Russia), as well as in 2022 (Qatar).[26][27]
The bidding process originally consisted of four phases:[25]
May 2016 – May 2017: a new strategy and consultation phase
June 2017 – Dec 2018: enhanced phases for bid preparation
January 2019 – February 2020: bid evaluation
May 2020: final decision
The consultation phase focused on four areas:
The inclusion of human rights requirements, sustainable event management, environmental protection in the bidding
Principle of exclusion of bidders that do not meet technical requirements
Review of the current stance on joint bids
Number of teams
Fast track bid process[edit]
With no rival bid having emerged since April 2017 the CONCACAF member federations of Canada, Mexico and the United States sent a joint request to FIFA to hasten the bid process. Canada, Mexico and the United States wanted FIFA to award the bid outside the traditional bidding process at the June 2018 FIFA Congress in Moscow if the CONCACAF-bid meets FIFA requirements.[28][29]
However the FIFA Council proposed on 8 May 2017 that FIFA shall establish a bidding procedure inviting initially only the member associations of CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and the OFC - continental confederations whose members have not hosted the two previous World Cups - as candidates to submit to FIFA bids to host the final competition of the 2026 FIFA World Cup by 11 August 2017. The 68th FIFA Congress will decide on the selection of the candidate host associations.[17]
On 11 May 2017, the 67th FIFA Congress voted on the FIFA Council proposal to the fast-track the 2026 FIFA World Cup bid process and set the following deadlines:[1][30][31]
11 August 2017: any other nations interested in bidding have to express interest
16 March 2018: bidders must meet a list of FIFA's technical specifications
13 June 2018: the 68th FIFA Congress will decide on whether to select one of the official bids. Should neither be selected, further member associations, including those from AFC and UEFA and excluding the initial bidders, will be invited to bid.
Bid requirements[edit]
Endorsement of a set of principles submitted by the FIFA administration as part of the process to select the host of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including an overview of the content to be requested from bidding member associations and high-level hosting requirements. These include: stadium and infrastructure requirements; principles of sustainable event management, human rights and environmental protection; and details on aspects such as governmental support documents, the organisational model to be adopted and provisions for the establishment of a legacy fund. A complete version of the bid requirements will eventually be dispatched to member associations that register to take part in the process.[17]
Official bids[edit]
Under FIFA rules as of 2017, the 2026 Cup cannot be in either Europe (UEFA) or Asia (AFC),[20][32] leaving an African (CAF) bid, a North American (CONCACAF) bid, a South American (CONMEBOL) bid, or an Oceania (OFC) bid as other possible options.[33] In March 2017, FIFA confirmed that "Europe (UEFA) and Asia (AFC) are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively."[21]
CONCACAF[edit]
Canada / Mexico / United States
Main article: North America 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
Following rumors on each nation bidding individually, the three nations announced on 10 April 2017 a bid to host the World Cup jointly.[34][35] Canada and Mexico would host 10 games each, while the United States would host the remaining 60 games, including all remaining matches once the tournament reaches the quarter finals.
This would be the first FIFA World Cup held in three countries, the first World Cup held in Canada, the second World Cup held in the United States, and the third World Cup held in Mexico (making Mexico the first nation to host three World Cups, after the 1970 and 1986 World Cups).
There are some concerns with Canada's lack of natural grass in stadiums that could host the games as well as concerns regarding Mexico's high crime rate.[36][37]
CAF[edit]
Morocco
Main article: Morocco 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
Moroccan Minister of Youth and Sports, Moncef Belkhayat, said to the French daily Le Figaro: "The African Cup of Nations 2015 will be the first indicator of our ability to host a great event. Then we can confidently consider us as a candidate to host the World Cup 2026".[38][39] However, in November 2014, Morocco asked to postpone the African Cup of Nations to summer due to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa and lost its hosting rights to Equatorial Guinea.[40]
Morocco lost bids to host the World Cup in 1994, 1998, 2006, and 2010 to the United States, France, Germany, and South Africa respectively.
Morocco has already hosted both 2013 and 2014 editions of the FIFA Club World Cup.[41]
On 11 August 2017, Morocco has officially announced a bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[42]
Confirmed interest in bidding but did not make the final list[edit]
CONMEBOL[edit]
Chile
On 20 June 2017, Football Federation of Chile President Arturo Salah admitted that he was interested in a bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Salah also declared that Chile needs to make an alliance with a neighbour country, possibly Argentina or Peru.[43] If unsuccessful, the country will apply for a bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, as stated by Salah in April 2017, citing that "it's not an utopia" and that the country is prepared to host the event.[44] Chile last hosted the 1962 FIFA World Cup, and also hosted other FIFA tournaments such as the 1987 World Youth Championship, the 2008 Under-20 Women's World Cup and the 2015 Under-17 World Cup.
Colombia
In March 2010, then-Colombian president Álvaro Uribe confirmed plans for a Colombian bid.[45] At the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup final, then-FIFA president Sepp Blatter said "Colombia is ready for a World Cup".[46] Colombia was chosen to host the 1986 FIFA World Cup in 1974, but due to financial problems, was later awarded to Mexico in 1983. The country has since hosted the 2011 Under-20 World Cup, World Games 2013 and the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup. In July 2010, Peru also suggested co-hosting with Colombia and Ecuador, and President Uribe reacted positively, saying "every positive proposition has to be welcomed."[47][48] The bid would also form part of the country's National Development Plan.[49] On 8 March 2015, Senator Jorge Espinoza called on President Juan Manuel Santos to begin a "diplomatic offensive" for the bidding process for their right to host the 2026 edition.[50]
CAF[edit]
Algeria / Morocco / Tunisia
AFC/OFC[edit]
AFC member federations will be able to bid to host the 2026 World Cup only if none of the eligible candidates are able to fulfil the necessary criteria.[20] OFC member federations do not face the same restriction, but it is not clear how joint bids involving both AFC and OFC countries would be received.
Australia and New Zealand
On 13 April 2015, former New Zealand Cricket CEO and head of the Tourism Industry Association NZ, Martin Snedden proposed a possible New Zealand and Australia joint bid for either the 2026 or 2030 FIFA World Cup. Australia had also unsuccessfully bid for the 2022 World Cup.
Snedden's vision was for both the Asian Football Confederation and Oceania Football Confederation working together to achieve the event. Snedden recognized there would be plenty of hurdles to leap. On the idea of a potential bid, New Zealand's then-Prime Minister John Key said the decision on such a bid would be "a long way away".[51] However, Football Federation Australia promptly dismissed the idea of a joint bid, saying Australia was not currently interested in bidding. Nonetheless, conversations with the New Zealand government would continue.[52]
UEFA[edit]
UEFA member federations will be able to bid to host the 2026 World Cup only if none of the eligible candidates are able to fulfil the necessary criteria.[20]
Azerbaijan and Turkey
On 22 May 2012, Azerbaijan Minister of Sports Azad Rahimov proposed a joint bid from Turkey and Azerbaijan for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[53]
England
On 24 March 2015, Football Association (FA) then-chairman Greg Dyke announced a possible bid for the 2026 World Cup, however this was dependent on whether Sepp Blatter remained the chairman of FIFA. Dyke declared that "we don't bid while Mr Blatter's there." This is due to England losing out to Russia for the right to host the 2018 World Cup, in what Dyke called a corrupt bidding process, stating that "I don't think it [FIFA] is a straight organisation and hasn't been for many years." England last hosted the 1966 World Cup, and were unsuccessful in host bids for the 1990, 1998, 2006 and 2018 contests.
Kazakhstan
On 13 December 2014, Mayor of Astana Adilbek Zhaksybekov announced a possible bid from Kazakhstan.[54][55] Football Federation of Kazakhstan president Yerlan Kozhagapanov stated the government plans to bid for the 2026 World Cup.[56]
Broadcasting rights[edit]
Canada – CTV, TSN, RDS[57][58]
United Kingdom – BBC, ITV
United States – Fox, Telemundo[59]
FIFA has come in for criticism for the way Fox was awarded the rights: there was no tender process, the network receiving the rights in order to placate it regarding the move of the 2022 World Cup (which it has the rights to) from summer to winter time, during the last few weeks of the National Football League regular season. Due to the lack of a tender, FIFA lost revenue. According to the BBC's sports editor Dan Roan, "As ever, it seemed, FIFA was looking after itself."[60]
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List of U.S. state birds
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Below is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state's legislature. The list also contains U.S. territory birds as designated by each territory's legislature, as well as the District of Columbia's bird. The selection of state birds began in 1927, when the legislatures for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds. The last state to choose its bird was Arizona in 1973. Alaska, California, and South Dakota permit hunting of their state birds. Pennsylvania has adopted a "state game bird" but not a state bird, while Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee have designated an additional "state game bird" for the purpose of hunting. The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. Several states have extinct official animals, such as state dinosaurs in addition to state insects, state butterflies, state mammals and state reptiles.
Each of the five inhabited territories of the United States has a designated territorial bird (except for American Samoa). The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938.[1]
Table[edit]
State or territory
State bird /
Territory bird
Binomial
nomenclature
Photography
Year
Alabama
Yellowhammer
(state bird) Colaptes auratus 1927[2]
Wild turkey
(state game bird) Meleagris gallopavo 1980[3]
Alaska
Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 1955[4]
American Samoa
None
(See List of birds of American Samoa) — — —
Arizona
Cactus wren Campylorhynchus
brunneicapillus 1973[5]
Arkansas
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1929[6]
California
California quail Callipepla californica 1931[7]
Colorado
Lark bunting Calamospiza melanocorys 1931[8]
Connecticut
American robin Turdus migratorius 1943[9]
Delaware
Delaware Blue Hen Gallus gallus 1939[10]
District of Columbia
Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina 1938[1]
Florida
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1927[11]
Georgia
Brown thrasher (state bird) Toxostoma rufum 1928[12]
Bobwhite quail (state game bird) Colinus virginianus 1970[13]
Guam
Guam rail (ko'ko') Gallirallus owstoni ?
Hawaii
Hawaiian goose (Nēnē) Branta sandvicensis 1957[14]
Idaho
Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides 1931[15]
Illinois
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1929[16]
Indiana
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1933[17]
Iowa
Eastern goldfinch
also known as the American goldfinch Spinus tristis 1933[18]
Kansas
Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1933[19]
Kentucky
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1942[20]
Louisiana
Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1966[21]
Maine
Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapilla 1927[22]
Maryland
Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula 1947[23]
Massachusetts
Black-capped chickadee
(state bird) Poecile atricapilla 1941[24]
Wild turkey
(state game bird) Meleagris gallopavo 1991[25]
Michigan
American robin Turdus migratorius 1931[26]
Minnesota
Common loon Gavia immer 1961[27]
Mississippi
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1944[28]
Wood duck
(state waterfowl) Aix sponsa 1974[29]
Missouri
Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis 1927[30]
Bobwhite quail (state game bird) Colinus virginianus 2007[31]
Montana
Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1941[32]
Nebraska
Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1929[33]
Nevada
Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides 1967[34]
New Hampshire
Purple finch Carpodacus purpureus 1957[35]
New Jersey
Eastern goldfinch
also known as the American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis 1935[36]
New Mexico
Roadrunner
also known as the greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus 1949[37]
New York
Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis 1970[38]
North Carolina
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1943[39]
North Dakota
Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1970[40]
Northern Mariana Islands
Mariana fruit-dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla ?
Ohio
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1933[41]
Oklahoma
Scissor-tailed flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus 1951[42]
Wild turkey (state game bird) Meleagris gallopavo 1990[43]
Oregon
Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1927[44]
Pennsylvania
Ruffed grouse (state game bird) Bonasa umbellus 1931[45]
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican spindalis Spindalis portoricensis ?
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Red Gallus gallus 1954[46]
South Carolina
Northern mockingbird
(former state bird) Mimus polyglottos 1939 -
1948[47]
Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 1948[47]
Wild turkey
(state wild game bird) Meleagris gallopavo 1976[48]
South Dakota
Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus 1943[49]
Tennessee
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1933[50]
Bobwhite quail
(state wild game bird) Colinus virginianus 1987[51]
Texas
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1927[52]
Utah
California gull Larus californicus 1955[53]
Vermont
Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus 1941[54]
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 1970
Virginia
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1950[55]
Washington
Willow goldfinch
also known as the American goldfinch Spinus tristis 1951[56]
West Virginia
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1949[57]
Wisconsin
American robin Turdus migratorius 1949[58]
Wyoming
Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1927[59]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "District of Columbia State Bird". Washington DC State Symbols. 50 States.
Jump up ^ "Alabama State Bird". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
Jump up ^ "Official Alabama Game Bird". Alabama Emblems, Symb and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2003-11-17. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
Jump up ^ "Alaska State Bird". Alaska History, Geography, Population and State Facts. Fact Monster.
Jump up ^ "Arizona State Bird". Arizona State Bird- Cactus Wren. 50 States.
Jump up ^ "Arkansas State Bird". Arkansas State Bird- Mockingbird. About.
Jump up ^ "California State Bird". California State Bird- California Quail. 50 States.
Jump up ^ "Colorado State Bird". Colorado State Bird- Lark Bunting. About. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
Jump up ^ "Connecticut State Bird". The State Bird. State of Connecticut.
Jump up ^ "Delaware State Bird". California State Bird- Blue Hen Chicken. 50 States.
Jump up ^ "Florida State Bird". Florida State Bird: Mockingbird. SHG Resources.
Jump up ^ "Georgia State Bird". Georgia State Bird Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Georgia Secretary of State - State Game Bird". Georgia Secretary of State. State of Georgia.
Jump up ^ "Hawaii State Bird". The Nene Goose- Branta Sandvicensis-Hawaii's State Bird. Aloha-Hawaii.
Jump up ^ "Idaho State Bird". Georgia State Bird Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "State Symbols". State of Illinois. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
Jump up ^ "Indiana State Bird". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
Jump up ^ "Iowa State Bird". Iowa State Bird Eastern Goldfinch Carduelis tristis. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Kansas State Bird". Kansas State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Kentucky State Bird". Kentucky's State Bird: The Cardinal. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on 2010-03-18.
Jump up ^ "Louisiana State Bird". Louisiana State Bird: Brown Pelican. SHG Resources.
Jump up ^ "Maine State Bird". Maine State Bird, the Chickadee. Wells Maine.
Jump up ^ "Maryland State Bird". Louisiana State Bird Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Massachusetts State Bird". Massachusetts State Bird: Chickadee. SHG Resources.
Jump up ^ CIS: State Symbols
Jump up ^ "Michigan State Bird". Michigan State Bird American Robin Turdus migratorius. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Minnesota State Bird". Minnesota State Bird Common Loon Gavia immer. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Mississippi State Bird". Mississippi State Bird: Mockingbird. SHG Resources.
Jump up ^ "Mississippi State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots". SHG Resources.
Jump up ^ "Missouri State Bird". Missouri State Bird: Bluebird. SHG Resources.
Jump up ^ "HOUSE BILL NO. 576" (PDF). HOUSE BILL NO. 576 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY. State of Missouri. Archived from the original on 2010-06-02. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
Jump up ^ "Montana State Bird". Michigan State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Nebraska State Bird". Nebraska State Bird: Bluebird. SHG Resources.
Jump up ^ "Nevada State Bird". Nevada State Bird, mountain bluebird. Val-U-Corp Services, Inc.
Jump up ^ "New Hampshire State Bird". New Hampshire State Bird: Purple Finch. SHG Resources.
Jump up ^ "New Jersey State Bird". NJ Senate No. 241. NJ Home.
Jump up ^ "New Mexico State Bird - Roadrunner". New Mexico State Bird - Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus. 50states.com.
Jump up ^ "New York State Bird". New York State Bird Bluebird Sialia sialis. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "North Carolina State Bird". Cardinal- North Carolina State Bird. NC Department of State.
Jump up ^ "North Dakota State Bird". North Dakota State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Ohio State Bird". Ohio's State Bird- The Cardinal. Ohio History Central.
Jump up ^ "Oklahoma State Bird". Oklahoma State bird. Birds of Oklahoma. Archived from the original on 2008-02-19.
Jump up ^ "Oklahoma State Game Bird". Official State Game Birds. NSTATE, LLC.
Jump up ^ "Oregon State Bird". Oregon State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Pennsylvania State Game Bird". Official State Game Birds. NSTATE, LLC.
Jump up ^ "Rhode Island State Bird". Rhode Island State Bird: Rhode Island Red. SHG Resources.
^ Jump up to: a b "SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems, State Bird". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
Jump up ^ "SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems, State Wild Game Bird". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
Jump up ^ "South Dakota State Bird". South Dakota State Bird Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Tennessee State Bird". Tennessee State Bird: Mockingbird. SHG Resources.
Jump up ^ "Tennessee State Symbols". Tennessee State General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.
Jump up ^ "Texas State Bird". The Texas State Bird: Mockingbird. Lone Star Junction.
Jump up ^ "Utah State Bird". Utah State Bird California Gull Larus californicus. Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Vermont State Bird". Vermont State Bird- Hermit Thrush. About. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
Jump up ^ "Virginia State Bird". Netstate. 2005-04-17. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
Jump up ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
Jump up ^ "West Virginia State Bird". Netstate.
Jump up ^ "Wisconsin State Bird". Wisconsin State Bird: Robin. SHG Resources.
Jump up ^ "Wyoming State Bird". Wyoming State Bird: Robin. State of Wyoming. Archived from the original on 2007-02-10.
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