The American Ornithological Society, the worldwide birding organization that standardizes bird names across the Americas, will rename all species of birds that have been named after people, the group ...

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 ...

Let’s face it, some animals have cooler names than others. For example, how could the blobfish ever hope to compete with the hellbender or the goblin shark? Typically, animals get their names from a ...

The American Ornithological Society has announced its commitment to changing “exclusionary or harmful bird names.” Nearly 150 birds in North America are named after people. The AOS is forming a ...

PROVIDENCE – If you’re into birds and you’ve heard about a new effort to rename species now named after historical figures, the good news is that you’ll have to learn new names for only two birds that ...

(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 ...

Wilson’s warbler, pictured here, is one of the birds that the American Ornithologicial Society will rename so birds cease to honor racists and supremacists. (USFWS via AP) Editor’s note: The following ...

Sociable Weavers build the largest communal nests, housing over a hundred families. Bowerbirds create decorated bowers purely for courtship, not for raising young. Malleefowl incubate eggs using heat ...

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 change ...

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Night singers like Nightingales seek mates under cover of darkness. Mockingbirds mimic sounds; males sing all night to attract mates. European Robins adapt to urban noise by singing at night. Birds ...