Common Bird Species to Know. ... These little snowbirds are thought to be among the most numerous North American species, with estimates of 150 million, 200 million or even more.

Merlin appeared in 2014 and could identify 400 common North American bird species from images. Over 8,000 species can be identified now. Posted August 28, 2022. HERB WILSON. 3 min read .

In 2020, the American Ornithological Society dubbed this bird, formerly named for a Confederate general, the “thick-billed longspur." Skip Russell via Flickr> under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED Starting ...

Birding: Three changes to North American checklist affect Maine birds The decisions combined the common redpoll and hairy redpoll, split up the barn owl into three species, and changed grammar ...

North American bird populations are shrinking most rapidly in the very areas where they are still most abundant, according to a new study leveraging citizen science data for nearly 500 bird species.

North American Birds Will No Longer Be Named for Racists — or Anybody Else. Nov. 13, 2023. ... racist or misogynistic history in the identification of birds.

The American Ornithological Society plans to remove human names and swap them with more useful, description-based replacements for up to 80 species. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...