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The Scientific Name Doesn’t Do It Justice
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English - January 31, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsNature Science Society & Culture Places & Travel ecology climate change birdsong birding birds conservation environment nature ornithology outdoors Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Birds have their common English name and a name in the languages of all the places they might fly through. And then they have their Latin name, which is their taxonomic name, the one scientists use. In this episode, we learn about a decades-long effort in Puerto Rico to change San Pedrito's scientific name, why it matters and the journeys of two people seeking to make it happen.
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