Last month, I wrote about the common names of birds, and the planned changes to some of those names. In the past, I’ve written about the folk names of birds. But there are also the scientific names of ...

Say goodbye to the Cooper’s hawk, Wilson’s warbler, Lincoln’s sparrow and dozens of other North American birds. The birds themselves will still be here. But their names are going the way of the dodo.

The American Ornithological Society has committed to replacing all bird names derived from people so as not to honor figures with racist pasts. By Katrina Miller The American Ornithological Society, ...