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Martin Stervander
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Singing evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, insulaphile. PhD. Senior Curator of #Birds National Museums Scotland, Sci Assoc NHM, Assoc Editor Ibis & Ornis Svecica. He/him. (Views obvs my own)🏳️‍🌈🇸🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦉🦤🪶🏛️[@nesospiza on Twitter]
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... can be perceived as offensive and should be avoided; the name 'bärspov' comes from the species' diet, as the curlews fed on various berries—especially crowberries—both on breeding grounds and during migration." *In Swedish, Crowberry Curlew does not have quite the same ring to it, and ...

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... my perferred choice 'kråkbärsspov' was voted down in favour of the simpler 'bärspov'. If you're after sources on the diet, the Birds of the World species account is excellent! The snippets I quoted are from there. Would be awesome to see your Canadian colleagues move on this!

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Martin Stervander
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Singing evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, insulaphile. PhD. Senior Curator of #Birds National Museums Scotland, Sci Assoc NHM, Assoc Editor Ibis & Ornis Svecica. He/him. (Views obvs my own)🏳️‍🌈🇸🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦉🦤🪶🏛️[@nesospiza on Twitter]
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