Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are classic bird names, such as Buddy, that stand the test of time, or there are famous birds names, such as Tweety, Iago, ...

You might not expect bird names to be a controversial or even newsworthy issue, but in recent years, they’ve become just that. A large number of bird species take their English names from people, ...

I’ve written several columns on bird names. There are names that don’t describe the birds very well, names with obscure historical roots which make sense only once you understand them, names that ...