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 Alabama State Game Bird

Alabama State Game Bird: Wild Turkey

Adoption of the Alabama State Game Bird

The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) was adopted as the official state game bird by Act No. 80-734 of the Alabama Legislature, effective September 6, 1980.

Act No. 80-734 H. 889-Turnham, McCorquodale

AN ACT
To designate the wild turkey as the official state game bird for the State of Alabama.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

WHEREAS the wild turkey is undoubtedly the most noble of all game birds upon the North American Continent; and

WHEREAS Alabama has one of the largest per acre populations of wild turkeys of any state in the United States; and

WHEREAS, the reputation of the Alabama wild turkey for being crafty, wary and difficult to kill is legendary; and

WHEREAS the wild turkey is beyond any doubt the wild game bird most fitting to be designated as the official state game bird for the State of Alabama; now therefore,

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. The wild turkey is hereby designated and named the official state game bird for the State of Alabama.

Section 2. This Act shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or upon its otherwise becoming a law.

Approved May 28, 1980

Other states have adopted the wild turkey as their official game bird:

• Massachusetts
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina

The Code of Alabama

The following information is excerpted from The Code of Alabama 1975, Title 1, Chapter 2, Section 1-2-17.

TITLE 1.
CHAPTER 2. STATE SYMBOLS AND HONORS.
SECTION 1-2-17.

Section 1-2-17.

State game bird.

The wild turkey is hereby designated and named the official state game bird for the State of Alabama.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-734, p. 1490, §1.)

Additional Information

Wild Turkey by John James Audubon

Meleagris gallopavo (Wild Turkey): University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web.

Official Alabama Game Bird: from the Alabama Department of Archives & History.

Life History of the Wild Turkey: Forest Management Sheet from the Alabama Forestry Commission.   

Alabama's Wild Turkey: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

State Bird List: List of all of the state birds.

State Birds & Flowers 1000-pc Puzzle: Created at the request of The National Wildlife Federation this design is a beautiful and informative puzzle featuring every state bird perched on the appropriate state flower.

Bird Feeders and Accessories: Backyard Birding > Bird Feeders & Accessories from Amazon.com.

State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide, Third Edition - Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Greenwood Press, 2002

Source: Alabama State web site, May 13, 2005
Source: Legislature of the State of Alabama, May 13, 2005
Source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide, Third Edition - Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Greenwood Press, 2002

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