strix-tristitia: One of the few bird species named after a…

strix-tristitia:

One of the few bird species named after a woman, the Blackburnian warbler was named in honor of English botanist and naturalist Anna Blackburne. 🌺

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Tags: PJH, I totally did not know that, despite being into this bird since I first saw it in a field guide.

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