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Arkansas State Bird:

Northern Mockingbird - click to see all state birds
Northern mockingbird
photo © Bob Miller / Southwest Birders (used by permission)

Mockingbird

mockingbird video below

The mockingbird was recognized as the official state bird of Arkansas in 1929. Northern Mockingbirds have extraordinary vocal abilities - they can sing up to 200 songs, including the songs of other birds, insect and amphibian sounds, even an occasional mechanical noise. The northern mockingbird is also the state bird symbol of Florida, Texas, Tennessee and Mississippi.


Mockingbid singing - video courtesy of BirdCinema.com
Source:
Arkansas History and Facts: Arkansas Secretary of State
All About Birds: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Northern Mockingbird: Passport to Texas
Links:
Sound: A Brief Guide to Common Birds
State Birds - 50 states List
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