In November 2023, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) announced a decision to change all eponymous and exclusionary English-language common names of birds within its geographic jurisdiction. Since then, the AOS …
Post updated on 14 May 2024, to add Harris’s Sparrow to the list of extant species with eponymous English names whose regular breeding and nonbreeding ranges occur entirely within the …
“There is power in a name, and some English bird names have associations with the past that continue to be exclusionary and harmful today,” says president. “The time has come …
It has been a while since the American Ornithological Society (AOS) last informed the ornithology and birding communities about its progress in addressing harmful or exclusionary English bird names and …
As you know, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) is evaluating how to address harmful English bird names, and we are thrilled to announce that Carlos Daniel Cadena, Erica Nol, and …
Hello, AOS members, partners, and friends! As many of you know, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) has been working to determine the best process for proactively changing harmful and exclusionary …
After hearing from the many perspectives shared during the Community Congress on English Bird Names hosted by the AOS Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) subcommittee in mid-April, the AOS Council is …
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 …
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. …
Why are you holding a Community Congress on eponymous English Bird Names? This event brings together members of the birding and ornithological community, especially birders, scientists, and data managers, to …
