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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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Oh no, not at all. DO is an independent governmental agency (see more in the pdf). At one point, they made clear what was hardly news, namely that the word 'eskimå' (eskimo in Swedish) can be considered derogatory and should be avoided, acknowledging that there are divergent opinions among some ...

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... people who have been referred to as such. I have been bothered by the name for some time, and it is good to base decisions on explicit and relevant sources. BirdLife Sweden's Taxonomic Committe has also previously referred to DO in that matter. The name Eskimo Curlew also generally sucks ...

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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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