What is the State Bird of South Dakota?
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APRIL 26, 2016
South Dakota went a different way, designating the Ring-necked Pheasant as the state bird in 1943. In fact, the bird is so popular that it was also chosen for South Dakota’s bicentennial commemorative quarter! Males are territorial, and may act aggressively towards other avian ground species.
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