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Birds of the World: Recommended English Names is a paperback book written by Frank Gill and Minturn Wright on behalf of the International Ornithologists' Union. The book is an attempt to produce a standardized set of English names for all bird species and is the product of a project set in motion at the 1990 International Ornithological Congress .
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
A Wilson's warbler bird in Alaska. The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive.
This is a list of national birds, including official birds of overseas territories and other states described as nations. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. The Official status column is marked as Yes only if the bird currently holds the position of the official national bird.
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]
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 ...
The bird's name will no longer acknowledge John James Audubon, the famous bird illustrator the National Audubon Society is named after in recognition of his contributions to the field of ornithology.