AvianLexiconAtlas: A database of descriptive categories of English-language bird names around the world
Erin S. Morrison, Guinevere P. Pandolfi, Stepfanie M. Aguillon, Jarome R. Ali, Olivia Archard, Daniel T. Baldassarre, Illeana Baquero, Kevin F. P. Bennett, Kevin M. Bonney, Riley Bryant, Rosanne M. Catanach, Therese A. Catanach, Ida Chavoshan, Sarah N. Davis, Brooke D. Goodman, , Allison J. Shultz
The paper creates AvianLexiconAtlas, a database categorizing English bird common names into biological or cultural descriptors, finding 89% of names relate to biology/ecology.
PLoS ONE · Jun 11, 2025Peer-reviewedZoology