Correction: October 23, 2026: In our earlier version, Momotus castaneiceps (Guatemalan Motmot) was incorrectly listed as Guatemala’s first endemic species. Podilymbus gigas (Atitlán Grebe) is an extinct, flightless water bird …
The 66th Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS’s) Check-list of North American Birds, published today in Ornithology, includes several significant updates to the classification of bird species found in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
The AOS held a forum at our 2024 Annual Meeting to give our members an opportunity to share their collective wisdom to guide the English Common Bird Names pilot. Learn more about this discussion.
CHICAGO — July 18, 2024 — The 65th Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS’s) Check-list of North American Birds, published today in Ornithology, includes several updates to the classifications …
The AOS is moving forward with a pilot project to determine new English common names for an initial set of six species of North American birds.
“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 …
How we determine what entities we call species has major impacts on ornithology at many levels; the units used in every field of scientific research and that are the focus …
However, I have developed a particular affinity for hummingbirds, thanks to their colorful feathers, incredible physiology, and graceful behaviors.
In the first year of my PhD, I spent a lot of time studying the phylogenetics literature to spark ideas for research into the diversification of songbirds in the Americas.
Birds in the tapaculo genus Scytalopus are a perennial source of headaches for ornithologists interested in species limits.
