In late 2023, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) announced its decision to rename all English-language bird species in North America and Canada whose names originally referred to a person.

A name change is coming to dozens of species of well-known birds this year — all in a push by the American Ornithological ...

Birds have one unchanging scientific name, but often many common names that are subject to change. Choosing a new name for a bird isn’t necessarily a simple decision.

A bird species found in mainland Europe and the Mediterranean is thought to be extinct globally by a coalition of conservation groups. The slender-billed curlew – a migratory shorebird that bred ...

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) announced on Nov. 1 plans to rename all North American birds named after the researchers who documented them. The new names, while not decided, will make it ...