List of Puerto Rico symbols explained
This is a list of official symbols of Puerto Rico.
Symbol or Emblem
Puerto Rico does not have an official bird. In 2001 the legislature passed a bill designating the
pitirre (
Tyrannus dominicensis), but the governor vetoed the bill because it is not
endemic to Puerto Rico.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Leyes de la Bandera; Escudo; Gran sello e Himno de Puerto Rico . LexJuris de Puerto Rico . 18 March 2021 . es . Laws of the Flag; Shield; Great Seal and Anthem of Puerto Rico.
- Web site: Ley Núm. 87 del año 2019 . LexJuris de Puerto Rico . 18 March 2021 . es . Act No. 87 of the year 2019.
- Web site: Entre leyes y múltiples indultos . López Maldonado . Cesiach . . 21 August 2019 . 16 March 2021 . es . Between laws and multiple pardons.
- Web site: Escudo . PR.GOV - Portal Oficial del Gobierno de Puerto Rico . Government of Puerto Rico . 19 March 2021 . es . Shield.
- Web site: Schwietert . Julie . May 9, 2011 . America's "Island of Enchantment": Environmental Hazards and Hope in Puerto Rico [Slide Show] ]. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825150420/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/environmental-hazards-hope-puerto-rico/ . 2021-08-25 . 2021-08-25 . Scientific American . en.
- Web site: Pérez Rivera. Raúl. 2 December 2015. Debate por el Ave Nacional (primera parte). Debate for the National Bird (first part). 18 March 2021. CienciaPR. es.
- Web site: Sánchez Martínez . Héctor . 20 January 2017 . ¿Tenemos o no un ave nacional? . Do we or do we not have a national bird? . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417194529/https://www.periodicolaperla.com/tenemos-no-ave-nacional/ . Apr 17, 2021 . 18 March 2021 . . es.