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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 ...
A photographer in the U.K. now hand-feeds the birds in his backyard after spending three years gaining their trust. He even has the photos to prove it. See the remarkable pictures.
The birds’ new names will reflect the species’ appearance or habitat — some trait associated with the actual bird, in other words, and not with the colonial explorer who first identified it.
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) plans to change the names of all the bird species named after people, including changing those named after enslavers and prominent racists. In a news ...
An exhaustive list of species that may get re-dubbed was published by Bird Names for Birds, an organization seeking to change many English common bird names (i.e., not their scientific names).
Name That Bird arrives as part of a larger AI-powered feature set from Bird Buddy called Natural Intelligence. Among other things, it can also determine whether individuals are injured or sick, ...