There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name ...

If you want to learn more, "Mrs. Moreau's Warbler: How birds got their names" recently was published by Guardian Faber. Author Stephen Moss tells good stories about bird names. He is English ...

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Sponsor Message She says people have pointed out to her that the birds don't care what their names are. "Names are important for humans. And this is absolutely a human-driven exercise," she says.

In the coming years, birds like Cooper’s Hawk, Wilson’s Snipe, and Lincoln’s Sparrow will be stripped of their eponyms and given new common English names. The eponymic naming issue has been ...

SAN DIEGO — A name change is coming to dozens of species of well-known birds this year — all in a push by the American Ornithological Society to remove human names and swap them with more ...

whom they consider to have participated directly in the development of their culture. In addition to naming many of the bird species around them, Aguaruna residents also have names for avian ...

"These names can perpetuate a legacy of injustice and discrimination, which is contrary to our mission of celebrating and conserving birds and their habitats." In fact, one bird that will be ...

He noted that the process might be adjusted for birds in Latin American countries, where people commonly refer to them by their scientific names. With thousands of species across the Americas ...

Many Indigenous people in the tropics also have important ecological knowledge, and many common and scientific names of birds, for example, stem from traditional knowledge and beliefs. Some bird ...