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Why birds like Cooper’s Hawk and Anna’s Hummingbird are getting new names

The official English-language naming organization for birds in the U.S. is making a bold move to prevent potentially offensive bird names. It’s renaming all birds currently named to honor people.

NPR’s Nell Greenfieldboyce reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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