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November 3, 2023 at 3:26 AM ... AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs and engage ...
A Cooper's Hawk perches on a utility line. This is one of the many birds that will receive a new name. The American Ornithological Society announced it is renaming all birds named after people ...
The American Ornithological Society said after controversy that persisted for years, it will remove human names for bird species. ... November 2, 2023 at 10:26 PM.
The AOS changed the name of this species from "oldsquaw" to "long-tailed duck" in 2000.On June 22, 2020, the Bird Names for Birds (BNFB) campaign was launched through a letter to the American Ornithological Society, penned by ornithologists Gabriel Foley and Jordan Rutter, and co-signed by 180 other individuals. [19]
The northern cardinal is the state bird of Ohio. This list of birds of Ohio includes species documented in the U.S. state of Ohio and accepted by Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of November 2024, there were 451 species on the official list. [ 1 ]
The waxwings are a group of birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter. Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus (O)
November 19, 2023 at 5:59 PM ... a scientific group that maintains the official list of bird names for North and South America, will focus on English common names in the United States and Canada ...
The common nighthawk lays two 6–7 g (0.21–0.25 oz) eggs per clutch; the eggs are laid over a period of 1 to 2 days. [citation needed] The female alone displays a brood patch. The chicks may be heard peeping in the hours before they hatch.