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There are dozens of birds named in a similar way -- Cooper's Hawk, Brewer's Sparrow, Wilson's Warbler, etc, etc.
by bmj 3y ago
There are dozens of birds named in a similar way -- Cooper's Hawk, Brewer's Sparrow, Wilson's Warbler, etc, etc.
- AnotherGoodName 3y agoAlso Wingspan is a great board game where you learn all of this. I suspect there may be some players in this thread :)
- acomjean 3y agoTo be fair, there are birds where the name is the description. Red Wing Black Bird, Blue Jay, snowy egret...
- neilpa 3y agoNot for much longer https://americanornithology.org/american-ornithological-society-will-change-the-english-names-of-bird-species-named-after-people/ https://americanornithology.org/american-ornithological-soci...
- numinos1 3y agoThis will no longer be true next year, as The American Ornithology Society's Diversity & Inclusion Committee plans to rename all these species with "non-colonized, inclusive" names. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84GchnXInb8&t=3903s&ab_channel=AmericanOrnithology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84GchnXInb8&t=3903s&ab_chann...
- smegsicle 3y agoeither that or starting next year the american orthonogalogical society will no longer be a reliable resource for bird names
- lazystar 3y ago"what's in a name?" Unfortunately a lot. if they rename stellars jays, for example, it creates a rift in American culture.
- irrational 3y agoThey would have to rename every bird. Bluebird and Cardinal are named after English colors, the colonizers language.
- pests 3y agoNames of people.
- globular-toast 3y agoAh yes, rename the birds back, that will undo all the bad parts of colonisation.