The following State Symbol chart from ClassBrain lists each of the Official State Birds that are edible for states that have designated them.
Quail with grapes -Detail of a photo by Paul Keller
We have many creative recipes for each of these birds in the main section of ClassBrain’s Coast2Coast Recipes.
For a full list of Official State Birds, edible and non-edible, please visit ClassBrain’s State Reports section.
List of Edible State Birds
| State |
Category |
Symbol |
Year established |
| Alabama |
State Game Bird |
Wild Turkey |
1980 |
| Alaska |
State Bird |
Willow Ptarmigan |
1955 |
| California |
State Bird |
California Quail |
1931 |
| Delaware |
State Bird |
Blue Hen Chicken |
1939 |
| Georgia |
State Game Bird |
Bobwhite Quail |
1970 |
| Georgia |
State Poultry Capitol |
Poultry Capital of the World |
1995 |
| Hawaii |
State Bird |
Hawaiian Nene Goose (protected) |
1957 |
| Mississippi |
State Water Fowl |
Wood Duck |
1974 |
| Massachusetts |
State Game Bird |
Wild Turkey |
1991 |
| Oklahoma |
State Game Bird |
Wild Turkey |
1990 |
| Pennsylvania |
State Bird |
Ruffed Grouse |
1931 |
| Rhode Island |
State Bird |
Rhode Island Red |
1954 |
| South Carolina |
State Game Bird |
Wild Turkey |
1976 |
| South Carolina |
State Duck |
Wood Duck |
2009 |
| South Dakota |
State Bird |
Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant |
1943 |
| Tennessee |
State Game Bird |
Bobwhite Quail |
1988 |
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