The breed of fowl, commonly known as the “Rhode Island red,” is designated, and shall be known, as the official state bird.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-5
State bird
P.L. 1954, ch. 3402, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-4-5.
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