(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 ...
I’ve written several columns on bird names. There are names that don’t describe the birds very well, names with obscure historical roots which make sense only once you understand them, names that ...
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, ...
One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of ...
After years-long discussion, birds will no longer be named after people — a decision meant to dissociate the animals from problematic eponyms. The American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday ...
A new study published in the journal Nature Conservation assesses the threat status of bird species from Vietnam, ...
The migration occurs as warmer-weather birds relocate to find better weather and more abundant food sources. While the state ...
In 2020, the American Ornithological Society dubbed this bird, formerly named for a Confederate general, the “thick-billed longspur." Skip Russell via Flickr> under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED Starting next ...
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 ...
In New Zealand, conservationists are looking at new ways to protect the country's native bird species, some of which were ...
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