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

Where birds get their names. The names that we call birds are common and complex. By Jim Williams, Contributing writer. August 27, 2019 at 5:58PM.

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Last November, the American Ornithological Society, or AOS, announced that it would change the common names of all American birds named after people. There are 152 such “eponymic” names (that ...

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.

Instead, we found that unique Aguaruna names were reported for just over one-third (38%; 161) of bird species documented, while 31% (132) shared generic names with one or more other species and ...

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 ...

After years-long discussion, birds will no longer be named after people — a decision meant to dissociate the animals from problematic eponyms. The American Ornithological Society announced ...

"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 ...

Words for birds: Investigating birds and their names with Indigenous people in Amazonia. ... Some bird names still used today are derived from Indigenous languages that are no longer spoken or known.