To remove potentially offensive names, a birding society said it would rename birds originally named after people. Since many birders resisted the change, it will be a topic at their annual meeting.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Cooper is going to lose his hawk. So is Swainson. The birds won’t know or care. And Mssrs. Cooper and Swainson are long deceased.

The Steller’s Jay—and dozens more—could get a new name soon under a controversial proposal by the American Ornithological Society to re-name all birds named after people. Say goodbye to Bachman’s ...

The name Aya has many different meanings, all over the world. However, if you look at the Hebrew meaning, Aya is a name linked to the “honey buzzard” and birds in general. (And if you’re wondering: it ...

A black-capped chickadee by any other name is a Poecile atricapillus. That’s the bird’s scientific name, the reference used worldwide to avoid the confusion a list of local names could offer. For ...

Steller's jay, Cooper's hawk, Anna's hummingbird - all of these bird species and dozens more could get new names. That's because the American Ornithological Society has vowed to change the English ...

The American Ornithological Society announced in November that after several years of discussion and seeking input about controversial bird names, it would rename all birds with eponyms. It seeks a ...

On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the... Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names Say ...

Say goodbye to Bachman’s Sparrow, Scott’s Oriole and Townsend’s Warbler. Those three birds are among a half-dozen that will get renamed first under a plan by the American Ornithological Society to do ...