Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds — and stop naming them after people

Birds in North America will no longer be named after people. The American Ornithological Society announced the move Wednesday. Next year, the organization will begin to rename around 80 species found in the U.S. and Canada. The organization’s president says some English bird names have associations with the past that continue to be exclusionary and harmful…
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