query: What's the state bird of Kansas?
passage: List of Kansas state symbols
Kansas state amphibian: barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) Kansas state bird: western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) Kansas state flag: Flag of the State of Kansas Kansas state flower: wild sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Kansas state insect: western honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) Kansas state animal: American Buffalo Kansas state motto: Ad astra per aspera (Latin for To the stars through difficulties) Kansas state nickname: Sunflower State Kansas state reptile: ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata) Kansas state seal: Great Seal of the State of Kansas Kansas state soil: Harney silt loam (unofficial) Kansas state song: "Home on the Range" Kansas state grass: little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Kansas state tree: plains cottonwood (Populus sargentii)
passage: List of U.S. states' Poets Laureate
The current poet laureate of Kansas is Kevin Rabas, serving from 2017 to 2019.