Some birb names have recently been changed, but it was more about reversing racial stereotypes. The tits and bananaquits got to stay
And what about the cocks?
scientists love dicks
*for lemmy reasons this is a joke
I think you’re at least half right, statistically
Still calling Kestrels Windfuckers
Blue-footed boobies are the only boobies, I can get behind.
I think they name bird like that so bird watching sound more fun to people who doesn’t know bird
What are you doing in your spare time?
I usually go to see booby and tit but sometimes dick and cock
You’re a dodo
Birdwatching goes both ways
not a naughty name, but I wonder what was the scientist who named “Yellow-bellied sapsucker” was going through
That one at least makes sense, if they’re drinking tree sap and have yellow feathers on their belly
I mean the other names make sense with additional context
Both Tit- and Cock- as prefixes used to mean small (no laughing in the back, please)
And Hoary means grey-haired or old-looking
edit as I had to look this one up: “Booby” is an ellision of “Bobo” - as in “No seas tan bobo” (Spanish) - meaning “silly, naive, dumb…” as they tend to be quite tame birds
Doesn’t bobo also mean stupid or idiot in Tagalog?
Probably , because so much Spanish is Infused into Tagalog
My favourite is the grey go-away-bird.
Why has noone mentioned the woodpecker?
Trauma, mostly.
Can we please pretty please name a bird officially Haught-Breasted Milph?
Horny dinosaurs
Hornithologists
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This even works across languages. In brazilian portuguese, a chick is called “Pinto” which is also a slang for dick.
Dont for get that bird watchers talk about jizz.
the overall impression or appearance of a bird garnered from such features as shape, posture, flying style or other habitual movements, size and colouration combined with voice, habitat and location.
