April 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Bullock's Oriole will need a new name. Ideas? #birdNamesForBirds #birding
November 20, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Bullock's Oriole will need a new name. Ideas? #birdNamesForBirds #birding
Bewick's Wren with nesting material. What should they re-name this eponymous species? #BirdNamesForBirds
November 22, 2024 at 5:23 AM
Bewick's Wren with nesting material. What should they re-name this eponymous species? #BirdNamesForBirds
Baird’s Sandpiper. What would you rename it? 🪶🇨🇦
#BirdNamesForBirds #birds #BirdTherapy #nature #Saskatchewan #BirdsSeenIn2025
#BirdNamesForBirds #birds #BirdTherapy #nature #Saskatchewan #BirdsSeenIn2025
August 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Baird’s Sandpiper. What would you rename it? 🪶🇨🇦
#BirdNamesForBirds #birds #BirdTherapy #nature #Saskatchewan #BirdsSeenIn2025
#BirdNamesForBirds #birds #BirdTherapy #nature #Saskatchewan #BirdsSeenIn2025
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February 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
That would be me! Sign up for free and join me on Zoom on March 12th! #birds #birding #birdnamesforbirds
April 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Morelet's Seedeater, Belize #birding.
I wonder how many #BirdNamesforBirds they are going to have to change. This guy could be Tuxedo Seedeater.
What would you name it?
I wonder how many #BirdNamesforBirds they are going to have to change. This guy could be Tuxedo Seedeater.
What would you name it?
November 14, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Morelet's Seedeater, Belize #birding.
I wonder how many #BirdNamesforBirds they are going to have to change. This guy could be Tuxedo Seedeater.
What would you name it?
I wonder how many #BirdNamesforBirds they are going to have to change. This guy could be Tuxedo Seedeater.
What would you name it?
And like, I get it. But don't make it your entire personality americanornithologistsunion.org/why-a-new-aou/ #BirdNamesForBirds
Why a new AOU? | American Ornithologists Union
americanornithologistsunion.org
April 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
And like, I get it. But don't make it your entire personality americanornithologistsunion.org/why-a-new-aou/ #BirdNamesForBirds
I'd like to start a petition to change Common Loon's name to Holy Diver. would you sign? #birding #MetalNamesForBirds #BirdNamesForBirds #Dio
What do the Brits call them again?
What do the Brits call them again?
February 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I'd like to start a petition to change Common Loon's name to Holy Diver. would you sign? #birding #MetalNamesForBirds #BirdNamesForBirds #Dio
What do the Brits call them again?
What do the Brits call them again?
Lincoln's Sparrow LISP on the Oregon Coast. Lincoln County no less! #birding
What are we going to rename this bird? #birdnamesforbirds
What are we going to rename this bird? #birdnamesforbirds
December 31, 2023 at 2:56 AM
Lincoln's Sparrow LISP on the Oregon Coast. Lincoln County no less! #birding
What are we going to rename this bird? #birdnamesforbirds
What are we going to rename this bird? #birdnamesforbirds
Lots of Swainson’s Thrush were moving through Saskatoon last week. What would you rename them? 🪶🇨🇦
#BirdNamesForBirds #Birds #Birding #BirdTherapy #Saskatchewan
#BirdNamesForBirds #Birds #Birding #BirdTherapy #Saskatchewan
September 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Lots of Swainson’s Thrush were moving through Saskatoon last week. What would you rename them? 🪶🇨🇦
#BirdNamesForBirds #Birds #Birding #BirdTherapy #Saskatchewan
#BirdNamesForBirds #Birds #Birding #BirdTherapy #Saskatchewan
Huge victory for #BirdNamesForBirds!
BREAKING: AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs and engage more people in the enjoyment, protection and study of birds. americanornithology.org/about/englis... #BirdNames
The American Ornithological Society Will Change the English Names of Bird Species Named After People
AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs & engage more people in the enjoyment, protection ...
americanornithology.org
November 1, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Huge victory for #BirdNamesForBirds!
Finally!!!!! #BirdNamesForBirds
Why stop with just English names? Change the Latin ones too while you’re at it!
Why stop with just English names? Change the Latin ones too while you’re at it!
BREAKING: AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs and engage more people in the enjoyment, protection and study of birds. americanornithology.org/about/englis... #BirdNames
The American Ornithological Society Will Change the English Names of Bird Species Named After People
AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs & engage more people in the enjoyment, protection ...
americanornithology.org
November 2, 2023 at 1:32 AM
Finally!!!!! #BirdNamesForBirds
Why stop with just English names? Change the Latin ones too while you’re at it!
Why stop with just English names? Change the Latin ones too while you’re at it!
lol, ok, maybe we have the bouncy Tigger Warbler instead. #BirdNamesForBirds
November 22, 2024 at 2:54 AM
lol, ok, maybe we have the bouncy Tigger Warbler instead. #BirdNamesForBirds
I definitely think #BirdNamesForBirds is most important. But it wouldn't hurt to also have #GoodNamesForBirds in English. 🙃
#birds
#birds
And White-winged Chough for a bird that is not a Chough but has a specactular ecology? Nah-ah. Proud to say that Corcorax melanorhamphos is called Kidnapper Bird (kidnapparfågel) in Swedish. 😍 Over an out with the name bragging... 🤣
November 6, 2023 at 10:57 PM
I definitely think #BirdNamesForBirds is most important. But it wouldn't hurt to also have #GoodNamesForBirds in English. 🙃
#birds
#birds
this is an incredible piece from @stephencarrhampton.bsky.social. required reading for anyone interested in the debate around #birdnamesforbirds, or the genocide of Native peoples, or of the mythology of Lewis and Clark. open.substack.com/pub/schampto...
The Lewis and Clark birds
And the entanglement of ornithology and genocide
open.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
this is an incredible piece from @stephencarrhampton.bsky.social. required reading for anyone interested in the debate around #birdnamesforbirds, or the genocide of Native peoples, or of the mythology of Lewis and Clark. open.substack.com/pub/schampto...
So please welcome to the world the Sable Shearwater, Ardenna carneipes! #BirdNamesForBirds #ornithology @ibisjournal.bsky.social #seabirds
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
September 9, 2024 at 7:51 PM
So please welcome to the world the Sable Shearwater, Ardenna carneipes! #BirdNamesForBirds #ornithology @ibisjournal.bsky.social #seabirds
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
NEW PAPER! A feathered past: Colonial influences on bird naming practices, and a new common name for Ardenna carneipes (Gould 1844) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Why does A. carneipes need a new English common name? well... #BirdNamesForBirds 🧵🧪
Why does A. carneipes need a new English common name? well... #BirdNamesForBirds 🧵🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 9, 2024 at 7:48 PM
NEW PAPER! A feathered past: Colonial influences on bird naming practices, and a new common name for Ardenna carneipes (Gould 1844) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Why does A. carneipes need a new English common name? well... #BirdNamesForBirds 🧵🧪
Why does A. carneipes need a new English common name? well... #BirdNamesForBirds 🧵🧪
I did this on the other app, but I'm going to do it on this one too because I've changed my mind on a few of these.
With a nod towards the recent bird names news, let's rename some birds.
#betterbirdnames #birdnamesforbirds
With a nod towards the recent bird names news, let's rename some birds.
#betterbirdnames #birdnamesforbirds
November 1, 2023 at 2:41 PM
I did this on the other app, but I'm going to do it on this one too because I've changed my mind on a few of these.
With a nod towards the recent bird names news, let's rename some birds.
#betterbirdnames #birdnamesforbirds
With a nod towards the recent bird names news, let's rename some birds.
#betterbirdnames #birdnamesforbirds
Blue Rock Thrush that I encountered in the most beautiful habitat. ID was easy as it was blue, thrush-like and on a rock. 🪶 #birdnamesforbirds
May 22, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Blue Rock Thrush that I encountered in the most beautiful habitat. ID was easy as it was blue, thrush-like and on a rock. 🪶 #birdnamesforbirds
A feathered past, and present: calling out bad birding behaviour - in which we detail some of the appalling messages we received after suggesting a new common name for Ardenna carneipes (with receipts) adriftlab.org/news/a-feath... #seabirds #ornithology #BirdNamesForBirds
A feathered past, and present: calling out bad birding behaviour | Adrift Lab
Adrift Lab responds to gaslighting and bullying associated with our recent paper proposing a new name (Sable Shearwater) for Ardenna carneipes.
adriftlab.org
October 1, 2024 at 11:43 PM
A feathered past, and present: calling out bad birding behaviour - in which we detail some of the appalling messages we received after suggesting a new common name for Ardenna carneipes (with receipts) adriftlab.org/news/a-feath... #seabirds #ornithology #BirdNamesForBirds
This upcoming week is going to be a big one and you’ll want to stay tuned…it’s the AOS meeting with votes, presentations, and more regarding all things bird names.
Make sure you’re following our account(s) and #BirdNamesForBirds wherever works best for you now.
Make sure you’re following our account(s) and #BirdNamesForBirds wherever works best for you now.
August 6, 2023 at 6:21 PM
This upcoming week is going to be a big one and you’ll want to stay tuned…it’s the AOS meeting with votes, presentations, and more regarding all things bird names.
Make sure you’re following our account(s) and #BirdNamesForBirds wherever works best for you now.
Make sure you’re following our account(s) and #BirdNamesForBirds wherever works best for you now.
in der u.s.-orni community ganbs schon länger die bewegung #BirdNamesforBirds um vögel umzubenenen die nach menschen (99% männlich, weiß, teils verbindungen zu sklaverei etc) benannt waren - jetzt wird das durchgezogen und gegen den diskurs in den birding memes fb-gruppen ist das hier ponyhof hahah
November 7, 2023 at 2:27 PM
in der u.s.-orni community ganbs schon länger die bewegung #BirdNamesforBirds um vögel umzubenenen die nach menschen (99% männlich, weiß, teils verbindungen zu sklaverei etc) benannt waren - jetzt wird das durchgezogen und gegen den diskurs in den birding memes fb-gruppen ist das hier ponyhof hahah
Vesper Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow. What would you rename the LISP? 🪶🇨🇦
#BirdsOfSaskatchewan #BirdNamesForBirds #BirdTherapy #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025
#BirdsOfSaskatchewan #BirdNamesForBirds #BirdTherapy #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025
September 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Vesper Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow. What would you rename the LISP? 🪶🇨🇦
#BirdsOfSaskatchewan #BirdNamesForBirds #BirdTherapy #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025
#BirdsOfSaskatchewan #BirdNamesForBirds #BirdTherapy #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025
Quote with an Eponymous named bird and what it’s #BirdNamesForBirds name should be if *YOU* could decide.
I’ll start: Townsend’s Warbler would be “Lemon-Night Warbler.” 🪶
(points will be awarded for creativity and weirdness)
I’ll start: Townsend’s Warbler would be “Lemon-Night Warbler.” 🪶
(points will be awarded for creativity and weirdness)
August 7, 2023 at 11:48 PM
Quote with an Eponymous named bird and what it’s #BirdNamesForBirds name should be if *YOU* could decide.
I’ll start: Townsend’s Warbler would be “Lemon-Night Warbler.” 🪶
(points will be awarded for creativity and weirdness)
I’ll start: Townsend’s Warbler would be “Lemon-Night Warbler.” 🪶
(points will be awarded for creativity and weirdness)