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Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds — and stop naming them after people (apnews.com)

submitted 11 months ago by GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca to c/birding@lemmy.world

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[–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 months ago

While this will make things harder for existing birders, it should make learning bird ID easier for new birders. At least some of the time all the birds will have descriptive names (seasonal plumage variations, sexual dimorphism, and age will still complicate things).