To J. Drew Lanham, a conservation and cultural ornithologist at Clemson University and a lifelong birder, the little brown bird officially called Bachman’s Sparrow has long been the pinewoods sparrow.
Dozens of bird species will have their English names changed in an attempt to avoid associations with “historic bias” and exclusionary practices, The American Ornithological Society(AOS) has now ...
Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham.View full profile Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. The American Ornithological Society ...
(The Hill) — The American Ornithological Society (AOS) plans to change the names of all the bird species named after people, prioritizing those named after enslavers and prominent racists. In a news ...
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This October, a Mandarin duck became one of New York’s biggest celebrities, as locals and tourists flocked to Central Park to spot the brightly colored fowl. One enterprising New Yorker even went so ...
Birds with crests, or a beautiful crown of feathers, use these structures for mating and defense. Explore the most stunning ...
Andrew Gosler receives funding from Arts and Humanities Research Council. He is affiliated with University of Oxford, Royal Society of Biology, Linnean Society of London, Third Order of the Society of ...
Some birds are about to get new names. And no, we aren't talking pets, parrots at a zoo, or cartoon characters like Woody Woodpecker. Think the Cooper’s hawk, Townsend’s warbler and Bachman’s sparrow ...
Over the last month, a change.org petition has been making the rounds calling for the American Ornithological Society to halt its recently announced commitment to change all English-language names of ...
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From Five Pairs Left to 25,000 Birds: New Red List Shows Hope as 20 Species Move Farther From Extinction
From three species of Arctic seals to more than half of all birds globally, several animals have slipped closer to extinction ...
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