SAN DIEGO — A name change is coming to dozens of species of well-known birds this year — all in a push by the American Ornithological Society to remove human names and swap them with more useful, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jared Del Rosso, University of Denver (THE CONVERSATION) This winter, tens of ...

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology today announced the release of a new online tool for studying biodiversity and the evolutionary relationships among birds: the illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny ...

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.

The bird name game continues. In winter, Berkshire birders delight in catching sight of small gulls sweeping over our lakes and ponds. Bonies! Bonaparte’s gulls have arrived. How long will this ...

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 ...

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, ...

Imagine zooming out on a giant family tree that includes every bird you have ever seen. Ostriches sprint across open plains, ...

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name just a few. But we have little understanding of the holistic nature of avian ...

The world's largest group of ornithologists announced Nov. 1 that it would begin work renaming 70 to 80 North American bird species named for people — some deemed racist, exclusionary, or implying ...

A bird named after former President Barack Obama will keep its name despite a widespread effort to rename dozens of birds eponymous with people. The American Ornithology Society (AOS) said on ...