After years-long discussion, birds will no longer be named after people — a decision meant to dissociate the animals from problematic eponyms. The American Ornithological Society announced ...

The American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday that all common English-language names of bird species named after people will be changed, along with other monikers that have been deemed ...

Dozens of famous bird species will lose their familiar names in the coming months and years as part of a nationwide effort to eliminate monikers “clouded by racism” and to diversify bird-watching.

Starting in 2024, the American Ornithological Society will be looking into changing the names of up to 80 bird species in the United States and Canada "in an effort to address past wrongs." ...

Cancel culture is coming for the birds. Starting in 2024, 70 to 80 North American bird species boasting English names will be renamed. The American Ornithological Society (AOS), a group born out ...

The American Ornithological Society, a birding group, pledged Wednesday to change the English names of all bird species in the U.S. and Canada currently named after people.

As part of Bird for Bird Names' renaming request, it began a public petition that collected more than 2,500 signatures, Rutter said. These efforts also have support from groups such as the Audubon ...

North American Birds Will No Longer Be Named for Racists — or Anybody Else. Nov. 13 ... and some English bird names have associations with the past that continue to be exclusionary and ...

Advocates of this change believe that many English common names for birds are “isolating and demeaning reminders of oppression, slavery and genocide,” according to a petition in 2020 that was ...

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — After years-long discussion, birds will no longer be named after people — a decision meant to dissociate the animals ...