Since 1886, the American Ornithological Society and its predecessor organization have maintained a list of common, English bird names in North America.

Ornithologists and amateur birders alike have long wrestled with the historical nature of bird names bestowed by early collectors.

As society continues to reckon with the country's history, names are being changed all across the US: mascots, schools, and more. The latest: birds.

(RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday.

"Anna's hummingbird" is one of 60-70 birds in North America slated to be renamed. Anna's Hummingbird, Gambel's Quail, Lewis's Woodpecker, Bewick's Wren and Bullock's Oriole are just a few of the ...

The name change will be coming to many North American birds with human names like Anna’s Hummingbird and Harris’s Hawk.

Animalia 75 percent of North America’s bird species are in decline, study says Birds are rapidly vanishing from North America, with dramatic population losses in places that were once thought safe.

Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday.

The bird we call 'Turkey' faces an identity crisis, known as 'Hindi' in Turkey, adding to its global naming confusion.

This includes changing all English-language names of birds within its geographic jurisdiction named directly after people or other names that are deemed “offensive and exclusionary”.

Zak Pohlen/Associated Press Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In western North America during the twilight of the dinosaur age, the unquestioned ruler was Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest terrestrial predators in Earth's history.