Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last November, the American Ornithological Society, or AOS, announced that it would change the common names of all American birds ...

Some birds are about to get new names. And no, we aren't talking pets, parrots at a zoo, or cartoon characters like Woody Woodpecker. Think the Cooper’s hawk, Townsend’s warbler and Bachman’s sparrow ...

The world's largest group of ornithologists announced Nov. 1 that it would begin work renaming 70 to 80 North American bird species named for people — some deemed racist, exclusionary, or implying ...

The official naming organization for birds in the U. S. is making a bold move, after concerns were raised about birds being named after people... These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, ...

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 ...

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Lands inhabited by Indigenous peoples in the tropics host much of the world's biodiversity. An estimated 60 million Indigenous people around the world directly depend on tropical forests for survival, ...

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name just a few. But we have little understanding of the holistic nature of avian ...

Get ready to say goodbye to a lot of familiar bird names, like Anna's Hummingbird, Gambel's Quail, Lewis's Woodpecker, Bewick's Wren, Bullock's Oriole, and more. That's because the American ...