Why some bird names are facing extinction to wipe out racism

Birders are squabbling over what to rename the Inca dove, Townsend’s Solitaire, the Maui parrotbill, Bachman’s sparrow, Scott’s Oriole and the Townsend’s warbler. That’s because those are the six bird names that need to change as part of the American Ornithological Society’s efforts to change birds’ monikers that honor historical figures with racist pasts.
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