Dozens of bird species will have their English names changed in an attempt to avoid associations with “historic bias” and exclusionary practices. The American Ornithological Society (AOS) said the ...

In the spring and summer of 2021, I wrote four columns on the issue of bird names. This has come around again, in a big way, as the American Ornithological Society has decided to get rid of all bird ...

Babycenter discovered that for Generation Beta (those born in 2025-2039), there is a huge name trend already: with bird baby names. Now, we already know that nature names have been all the rage in the ...

Steller's jay, Cooper's hawk, Anna's hummingbird - all of these bird species and dozens more could get new names. That's because the American Ornithological Society has vowed to change the English ...

(The Hill) — The American Ornithological Society (AOS) plans to change the names of all the bird species named after people, prioritizing those named after enslavers and prominent racists. In a news ...

Cooper is going to lose his hawk. So is Swainson. The birds won't know or care. And Mssrs. Cooper and Swainson are long deceased. But well-known names like Cooper's hawk aren't expected to be spared ...

The American Ornithological Society‘s announcement earlier this month that it will end the naming of bird species after people is a decision of refreshing clarity. Because after two years of ...

A bird named after former President Barack Obama will keep its name despite a widespread effort to rename dozens of birds eponymous with people. The American Ornithology Society (AOS) said on ...

The American Ornithological Society's announcement earlier this month that it will end the naming of bird species after people is a decision of refreshing clarity. Because after two years of ...