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, ...

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 Wednesday ...

A bird named after former President Barack Obama will keep its name despite a widespread effort to rename dozens of birds eponymous with people. The American Ornithology Society (AOS) said on ...

Hannah Thomasy is a freelance science writer splitting time between Toronto and Seattle. Her work has appeared in Hakai Magazine, OneZero, and NPR. This story originally featured on Undark. Across the ...

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Some bird names no longer fly. Host James Brown speaks with Indianapolis Star investigative reporter Sarah Bowman about the group behind this effort, Bird ...

Birds whose names begin with the letter Z are a rare and fascinating group in the avian world. From vibrant little finches to skilled aerial hunters, each of these birds carries unique traits, colours ...

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. The ...

Say goodbye to the Cooper’s hawk, Wilson’s warbler, Lincoln’s sparrow and dozens of other North American birds. The birds themselves will still be here. But their names are going the way of the dodo.

Babycenter discovered that for Generation Beta (those born in 2025-2039), there is a huge name trend already: with bird baby names. Now, we already know that nature names have been all the rage in the ...

The tufted titmouse is one of the bounciest and brightest little birds that will visit your yard. The word "titmouse" is derived from an Old Icelandic word, "tittr", which means "something small." ...

Read the bird’s nametag when it’s not looking. Wait patiently outside any bird conference and you’re sure to catch a coveted glimpse of a Sharpie-scrawled nametag. Write down your findings as quickly ...

Has a hunter in your family ever shot a bluebill? That's one of the folk names used for two species of ducks known officially as scaup, greater scaup and lesser scaup. The greater scaup is larger, as ...