The American Ornithological Society’s (AOS) Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Committee hosted a virtual AOS Community Congress on English Bird Names on 16 April 2021 to open a discussion on the complex issues around eponymous English bird names to the wider ornithological and birding communities to promote an even greater awareness of the complexities of name …

Thank you for joining our Community Congress on English Bird Names. The goals of the Community Congress were to increase the awareness of the issue around eponymous English bird names. The Congress aimed to provide a broad range of stakeholders from the birding and ornithological community the opportunity to share their viewpoints, including challenges and …

The AOS Diversity and Inclusion Committee invites you to a Community Congress on English Bird Names16 April 2021 | 2:00–4:00 p.m. EDT Renewed spotlights on racism in the U.S. have injected greater urgency within the ornithological and birding communities to acknowledge and address racism in birding and ornithology, including in eponyms (species names honoring people). …