San Francisco's official bird is locally extinct, but may be reintroduced to the city. By Andrew Chamings, Editor-at-Large Dec 24, 2020. A male California quail. George Lepp/Getty Images.

As every schoolchild knows, the official bird of San Francisco is the phoenix, the mythical bird that rises from the ashes. The phoenix is on the city seal, appears on official documents, on ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The wild parrots of Telegraph Hill are not shy about making their presence known. On any given day, a flock of the noisy, colorful birds can be seen flying over different ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Public health officials say a San Francisco child has presumptively tested positive for H5N1 bird flu. The San Francisco Department of Health said that the child, ...

The locals named the area Candlestick Point in honor of these, at that time, plentiful, birds. These avians were at one time also common along the east coast, but a sighting there is a reportable ...