What is oklahoma's state bird?

The Oklahoma commemorative quarter features the state bird (scissor-tailed flycatcher) and state wildflower (Indian blankets); Oklahoma become the 46th state on November 16, 1907. read more

Oklahoma designated the elegant scissor-tailed flycatcher (Muscivora forficata) as the official state bird in 1951 (Oklahoma also adopted an official state game bird in 1990). All State Birds. The U.S. Mint's Oklahoma quarter features a scissor-tailed flycatcher (along with Oklahoma's official state wildflower) to represent the state. read more

Oklahoma State Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher The scissor-tailed flycatcher is known by other names as well-scissortail, Texas bird-of-paradise and swallowtailed flycatcher. It is obvious how the bird acquired its common names, but its former Latin name-Muscivora forficata-describes the bird in even grander terms. read more

I found these birds rather common near the banks of Red river, about the confluence of the Kiamesha. I again saw them more abundant near the Great Salt river of the Arkansas, in the month of August, when the young and old appeared, like our King-birds, assembling together previously to their departure for the south. read more

Official State Bird of Oklahoma Oklahoma designated the elegant scissor-tailed flycatcher (Muscivora forficata) as the official state bird in 1951 (Oklahoma also adopted an official state game bird in 1990). read more