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The word is out! Names are changing. No longer will any vernacular bird names commemorate distinguished and dedicated ornithologists. In 2024 the American Ornithological Society (AOS) will change the ...

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The American Ornithological Society has announced plans to change the names of bird species named after people to dissociate the animals from problematic eponyms.

Ornithologists and amateur birders alike have long wrestled with the historical nature of bird names bestowed by early collectors.

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On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.

Bird names, both common and scientific, try to help clarify which bird is which. For black-capped chickadees, that means Poecile atricapillus for the Latin name, and any number of regional names.

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To remove potentially offensive names, a birding society said it would rename birds originally named after people. Since many birders resisted the change, it will be a topic at their annual meeting.

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On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.