Why Australian common bird names should respond to societal change

Stephen T. Garnett; Golo Maurer; Georgia E. Garrard

doi:10.1080/01584197.2022.2096074

Why Australian common bird names should respond to societal change

Stephen T. Garnett, Golo Maurer, Georgia E. Garrard

Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods

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The common names of birds have always been changed to reflect societal trends in language usage. We suggest that guidelines should be developed for assessing the current acceptability of names associated with people from Australia’s past, particularly from colonial times.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	150-152
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emu
Volume	122
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2022.2096074
Publication status	Published - 2022

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