Tag: nomenclature

Birds

Changing Bird Names (Again)

May 11, 2021 by Jason Crotty 5 Comments

On April 16, 2021, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS), had a “Community Congress on English Bird Names” to...

Birds

What are the Costs of Changing Bird Names?

September 8, 2020 by Jason Crotty 10 Comments

The birding world has been debating whether honorific common bird names (e.g., Clark’s Nutcracker or Baird’s Sandpiper) should be changed. The broad arguments are...

Politics

Rename All Birds Named After White People

June 23, 2019 by a Guest 20 Comments

Zach Schwartz-Weinstein is a writer, teacher, organizer, and birdwatcher who lives in upstate New York. The ornithological practice of naming species after dead white...

Birds

We Can’t All Be Whiskey Jacks – Meditations on a Bad Bird Name

April 25, 2014 by Carrie 10 Comments

It’s no secret that I am a big fan of our more elaborate and storied bird names. Besides timberdoodles and whiskey jacks, I also...

Birds

How Did the Prothonotary Warbler Get Its Name?

March 8, 2013 by Corey No Comments

Rick Wright has exploded the conventional wisdom and advanced an alternative theory as to why the Prothonotary Warbler is called the Prothonotary Warbler. Click...

Terminology