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[–] calavera@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

So you are saying they are gonna change all European centric names for something regarding their phisical attribute? Or is it just this one?

[–] mo_ztt@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I believe they're trying to change any bird that's named after a person, and any European-centric name that replaced an existing indigenous name.