Passenger pigeons once darkened the sky, now they're just a footnote. These are the birds I never had the chance to see.

"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 ...

Why Dozens of North American Birds Will Soon Get New Names In a bid to make birding more inclusive, the American Ornithological Society will give new monikers to several species named after people ...

Birds in North America will no longer be ... and some English bird names have associations with the past that continue to be ... female 2. (Florilegius/Universal Images Group via ...

The organization is asking to change the names for roughly 150 birds in North America, including species such as Scott’s oriole and Steller’s jay. ...

As the US continues to reassess its relationship to racism, offensive sports team and school names have changed. Up next? Bird names. Bird Names for Birds is a grassroots initiative aiming to ...

The name change will be coming to many North American birds with human names like Anna’s Hummingbird and Harris’s Hawk. To stream CBS 8 on your phone, you need the CBS 8 app. Download the CBS ...

Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday. Next year, the organization will begin to rename around 80 species found in ...

Why dozens of birds are being renamed across North America. The American Ornithological Society said the decision was made ‘in an effort to address past wrongs’ ...

The American Ornithological Society and its predecessor organization have maintained a list of the official English-language names for birds in North America since 1886. Occasionally, bird names ...

Bird names. Bird Names for Birds is a grassroots initiative aiming to change eponymous common names of birds, specifically in North America, arguing that many have been named after problematic people.