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 is, ...

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 ...

In 2020, the American Ornithological Society dubbed this bird, formerly named for a Confederate general, the “thick-billed longspur." Skip Russell via Flickr> under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED Starting next ...

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Say goodbye to Bachman’s Sparrow, Scott’s Oriole and Townsend’s Warbler. Those three birds are among a half-dozen that will get renamed first under a plan by the American Ornithological Society to do ...

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 ...

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 American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive. Around 70 to 80 bird species will be renamed ...

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 Steller’s Jay—and dozens more—could get a new name soon under a controversial proposal by the American Ornithological Society to re-name all birds named after people. Say goodbye to Bachman’s ...