The table below lists each state and its official state bird with its scientific binomial designation and photo.

State	Bird	Photo
Alabama	Yellowhammer (Colaptes auratus)
Alaska	Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
Arizona	Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
Arkansas	Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
California	California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Colorado	Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)
Connecticut	American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Delaware	Blue Hen Chicken (Gallus gallus)
Florida	Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Georgia	Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Hawaii	Nene or Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)
Idaho	Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Illinois	Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Indiana	Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Iowa	American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
Kansas	Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Kentucky	Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Louisiana	Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Maine	Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla)
Maryland	Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Massachusetts	Black-Capped Chickadee (Penthestes atricapillus)
Michigan	American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Minnesota	Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Mississippi	Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Missouri	Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Montana	Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Nebraska	Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Nevada	Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
New Hampshire	Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
New Jersey	Eastern Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
New Mexico	Chaparral Bird or Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
New York	Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
North Carolina	Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
North Dakota	Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Ohio	Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Oklahoma	Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
Oregon	Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Pennsylvania	Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Red (Gallus gallus)
South Carolina	Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
South Dakota	Ring Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Tennessee	Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Texas	Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Utah	California Gull (Larus californicus)
Vermont	Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
Virginia	Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Washington	American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
West Virginia	Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Wisconsin	American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Wyoming	Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

Binomial Nomenclature
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming a species. As the term "binomial" suggests, the scientific name of a species is formed by combining two terms: the genus name and the species descriptor.