Last November, the American Ornithological Society, or AOS, announced that it would change the common names of all American birds named after people. There are 152 such “eponymic” names (that is, ...

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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 proposal to change the names of roughly 150 bird species from across North America is ruffling feathers among ornithologists and other bird lovers as a simmering debate grows increasingly heated.

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.