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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This picture of a male American goldfinch was taken during the summer in my backyard. Goldfinches love zinnia seeds and often ...

The American Ornithological Society has committed to replacing all bird names derived from people so as not to honor figures with racist pasts. By Katrina Miller The American Ornithological Society, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birds in the backyard help create a delightful garden. The flash of color, the cheery birdsong, and the delightful antics liven up ...

The American Ornithological Society announced this week that, next year, North American birds named for people will no longer be, as the society seeks to instead name the birds for themselves—and ...

In 2020, the American Ornithological Society dubbed this bird, formerly named for a Confederate general, the “thick-billed longspur." Skip Russell via Flickr> under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED Starting next ...

You might not expect bird names to be a controversial or even newsworthy issue, but in recent years, they’ve become just that. A large number of bird species take their English names from people, ...

Eastern wood-pewees have one of the most peculiar common bird names, named “pewee” because of its song rather than its ...