FLORIDA, USA — A Florida lawmaker filed a bill on Friday that aims to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the official state bird.

The mockingbird became Florida’s state bird in 1927, according to the Florida Department of State’s website, and is also the state bird of Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.

The bill, HB 81, filed by Florida Rep. James Vernon “Jim” Mooney Jr., would also designate the Florida scrub jay as the official state songbird if passed.

For the state’s 2024 legislative session, Mooney filed a bill on Dec. 6, 2023 with the same purpose of replacing the mockingbird with the flamingo as the state bird, but it died in the House of Representatives’ Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee just three months later on March 8.

Then in May, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto called on the wildlife agency to renew efforts to designate a state bird that is “unique” to Florida, the News Service of Florida reported.

Only time will tell if the bright pink-feathered birds becomes a majestic symbol of the Sunshine State, as the state’s 2025 legislative session is set to begin on March 4.