Some birb names have recently been changed, but it was more about reversing racial stereotypes. The tits and bananaquits got to stay
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Blue-footed boobies are the only boobies, I can get behind.
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"BananaQuit" sounds like a randomised username in some online game.
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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
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not a naughty name, but I wonder what was the scientist who named "Yellow-bellied sapsucker" was going through
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Tufted titmice are among my favorite birds - and not just because I get to say "tit" in polite company... Also cockatoos and cockatiels.
U want sum fuk?
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Can we please pretty please name a bird officially Haught-Breasted Milph?
Horny dinosaurs
Why has noone mentioned the woodpecker?
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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.
what's wrong with "bananaquit"? what about it is dirty? i'm guessing it's either "banana" or "quit" but i don't see it
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.
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