Because New Mexico had already chosen the Roadrunner as the New Mexico sate bird.
New Mexico's state bird is the roadrunner(Chaparrel) ; see relevant link .
Roadrunner is the official state bird for New Mexico.
New Mexico
The Roadrunner officially became the state bird of New Mexico on March 16th, 1949.
The roadrunner (also known as the chaparral bird) is the official state bird of New Mexico.
The state of Delaware has the Blue Hen Chicken as their official state bird.The state of Rhode island has the Rhode Island Red Chicken as its state bird.
New Mexico's official bird is the roadrunner. This bird became a character with the Warner Brothers cartoon studio.
Roadrunner (The Chaparral Bird)The official state bird of New Mexico is the chaparral bird, commonly called roadrunner, adopted in 1949. More: I was married briefly to a woman from Australia. All she knew about roadrunners was what she had seen in American cartoons shown in Australia. She fully expected roadrunners to be 4 or 5 feet tall. She was quite surprised to find that they are only about 20 to 24 inches tall.
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The greater roadrunner is found across much of the desert southwest and in much of Mexico. To view a range map click here.
New Mexico (Roadrunner), Pennsylvania (Ruffed Grouse), Rhode Island (Rhode Island Red Chicken), South Dakota (Ring-necked Pheasant)