A little baby bird found itself in big trouble when a hawk decided to swoop in for an attack. But nature had its own team of tiny heroes. As the hawk tried to strike, other birds darted in like ...

Cancel culture is coming for the birds. Starting in 2024, 70 to 80 North American bird species boasting English names will be renamed. The American Ornithological Society (AOS), a group born out ...

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) announced on Nov. 1 that the organization plans to give new English names to 70-80 birds species in 2024 Getty Select birds native to the United States ...

The American Ornithological Society has announced plans to change the names of bird species named after people to dissociate the animals from problematic eponyms.

The American Ornithological Society, a birding group, pledged Wednesday to change the English names of all bird species in the U.S. and Canada currently named after people. The organization said ...

After years of controversy over birds being named after individuals connected to racism and slavery, one of America’s premier bird science and conservation organizations, the American ...

Because things have felt a little bit stagnant with English Bird Names Committee, the concern is that the push behind it will stagnate as well. This is something that people are interested in and ...

Ornithologists and amateur birders alike have long wrestled with the historical nature of bird names bestowed by early collectors.

The American Ornithological Society says it will alter all human names of North American birds, starting with up to 80 species.

The official naming organization for birds in the U. S. is making a bold move, after concerns were raised about birds being named after people with questionable histories.