Texas birds renamed due to links with colonialism, slavery, racism
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 3, 2023
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Starting in 2024, the American Ornithological Society (AOS), the largest international group of its kind, will begin an initiative to rename some species of birds with English names found in the U.S. and Canada.
The group said it is taking on the effort to “address past wrongs” in the naming process – for example, excluding Black and Indigenous people when naming birds or honoring historical figures linked to slavery and racism.
“There is power in a name, and some English bird names . . .
