Symbols for Georgia: Living Symbols (Animals and Fauna) By Nora Kirkeby Sep 7, 2006, 11:30 PST

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Georgia State Animals, Georgia State Birds, Georgia State Fishes, and Georgia State Insects

Photo by Jane M. Rohling, from the Washington DC Library, courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Digital Library System

Georgia State Amphibian
The green tree frog was adopted by Georgia as recently as 2005. Learn about this cute lime green frog on this site.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Georgia State Amphibian (Green Treefrog)
This has good information on the green treefrog. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

Georgia State Bird
Use this helpful site to learn about the brown thrasher. You can even follow the links at the bottom of the page to an interactive coloring page.
Source: All-Birds

Georgia State Bird (Brown Thrasher)
This has good information on the brown thrasher. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

Photo by Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, image courtesy of Forestry Images

Georgia State Butterfly
This colorful easy-to-use guide on the tiger swallowtail has helpful information and large photos.
Source: New Hampshire Public Television

Georgia State Butterfly (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail)
This has good information on the tiger swallowtail, now known as the eastern tiger swallowtail. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

Georgia State Fish
This site has links to several great resources on the largemouth bass, including the 1970s resolution that made it Georgia's state fish.
Source: Carl Vinson Institute of Government

Georgia State Fish (Largemouth Bass)
This has good information on the largemouth bass. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

Photo by Jeff Vanuga, USDA NRCS, image courtesy of Forestry Images

Georgia State Game Bird
This site has links to a variety of resources on the bobwhite quail, the state game bird of Georgia. It includes, a link to the 1970 joint resolution that made it Georgia's official game bird.
Source: Carl Vinson Institute of Government

Georgia State Insect
There are various resources on the honey bee at this site including the legislature that made it Georgia's state insect, and the University of Georgia's Honey Bee Program.
Source: Carl Vinson Institute of Government

Georgia State Insect (Honey Bee)
This has good information on the honey bee. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

Photo by Ricky Layson, Forest Resource Consultants, Inc., image courtesy of Forestry Images

Georgia State Marine Mammal
Learn all about the right whale, and why it was chosen as the state marine mammal.
Source: New Georgia Encyclopedia

Georgia State Reptile
Learn about the gopher tortoise and why it was chosen as the Georgia state reptile.
Source:Secretary of State

Georgia State Reptile (Gopher Tortoise)
This has good information on the gopher tortoise. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

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