Let's Rename the Birds!!! (pt. 5)
As you may already know... ornithological authorities (such as the AOS and ABA) in North America have decided, for a variety of reasons, to rename all of the birds that have been named after people.
Some examples:Â Lewis's Woodpecker, Smith's Longspur, MacGillivray's Warbler...
I thought it would be fun for us to come up with some ideas for new common names here on Tumblr.
Here are some criteria for re-naming that might appeal to ornithologists and birdwatchers:
Habitat and geographical range
Call/song characteristics
PLEASE MAKE YOUR NAMING SUGGESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS, REBLOG, OR TAGS.
We'll take the best ideas, and put them in a poll by the end of the week! (I and an esteemed panel of ornithological tumblererrsssres will make the decisions).
Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini), breeding plumage, family Laridae, order Charadriiformes
Males and females are identical in appearance.
Breed in coastal regions of Alaska, far northern Canada, Greenland, and Siberia, in northern Russia.
Usually nests on tundra, near ponds.
The North American breeding population overwinters in the sea off of the Pacific Coast of southern Central America and NW South America.
They are seen during migration off of both coasts of the U.S.
Usually found on mudflats during migration, and in open ocean during winter.
They are occasionally seen in the Great Lakes and other large lakes in the US and Canada during migration.
The only member of the genus Xema.
A relatively small gull, with a max length of up to 33Â cm (13Â in)Â total length (includes tail feathers).
Feeds on small fishes, aquatic and marine invertebrates, terrestrial insects, small birds, and bird eggs.
Long-term monogamous pair bonds, both parents care for young.
Often seen in small to large flocks.
Hear the call here: Sabine's Gull Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
photograph by Tim Bowman, USFWS
Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini), family Laridae, order Charadriiformes, North Slope of Alaska
photograph by Daniel Lopez-Velasco
photograph by Audubon Alaska
photograph by Marshall Iliff
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