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Dozens of bird names honoring enslavers and racists will be changed (wapo.st)

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The American Ornithological Society says it will alter the names of North American birds named after humans, starting with up to 80 of them.

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[–] Five 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Jordan Rutter, a birder who organized the petition with her fiancé, Gabriel Foley, said the society’s action left her speechless. “That’s everything we asked,” said Rutter, who co-founded the group Bird Names for Birds, which listed about a dozen men honored with bird names and described their racist pasts. “I never thought this would be happening. ... What an incredible moment for the birding community.”

Congratulations!

Also, wow. Fuck John James Audubon, John Bachman, and John Kirk Townsend.