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Standardising english names for Australian bird subspecies as a conservation tool
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posted on 2018-03-01, 00:00 authored by G EHMKE, James FitzsimonsJames Fitzsimons, S T GARNETTOver the last 25 years subspecies have become an important unit of bird conservation in Australia. Some have evocative common English names which have allowed the subspecies to be vested with meaning among conservation advocates, evoking feelings of concern, loyalty and affection. This suggests that providing subspecies with stable English names can allow development of a ‘brand’ among those in need of conservation action. Also, since scientific names often change with knowledge of taxonomic relationships among birds, a stable list of standardised English names for all species and subspecies can minimise confusion and ambiguity among the public and in legislation. Here we present the arguments for creating a standardised list of English names for Australian bird subspecies and set out principles for formulating subspecies names, along with a list of the names themselves, with the aim of building the general public’s attachment to subspecies, increasing interest in their conservation and as subjects of research.
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Bird conservation internationalVolume
28Issue
1Pagination
73 - 85Publisher
Cambridge University PressLocation
Cambridge, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0959-2709eISSN
1474-0001Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2017, BirdLife InternationalUsage metrics
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