Exploring the Etymology of Bird Names

How did birds get their names? Some birds are named after naturalists or ornithologists. Others after their calls, and some after their appearance. Some bird names are just odd, or may sound like crude insults. This video takes a brief look into the linguistics and history of 10 different bird names.
Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
Nightjar 00:53
Goatsucker 01:18
Woodcock 01:44
Grackle 02:54
Tufted titmouse and similarly named 03:46
Bobolink 04:46
Booby 05:51
Bufflehead 06:21
Limpkin 06:45
Little bustard 07:11
Conclusion 07:46
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Credits in order of appearance:
Introduction
-Chuck-will's-widow by ad-e-motion from Canva.com
-Common poorwill by Adria Bates from Canva.com
Nightjar
-Common nighthawk by milehightraveler from Canva.com
-European nightjar from Film Studio Aves from Canva.com
-European nightjar call by ElsaDono from Wikimedia Commons, public domain
Goatsucker
-Jungle night jar by PaigePan from Canva.com
-Large-tailed nightjar by phototrip from Canva.com
-European nightjar by Film Studio Aves from Canva.com
-Chuck-will's widow by Weber from Canva.com
Woodcock
-American woodcock video by Rhododendrites from Wikimedia Commons
-Quote from blog: tmrives.com/writing/scolopax.html
-American woodcock by Fyn Kynd from Flickr.com
-Eurasian woodcock by LTapsaH from Pixabay.com
-American woodcock by Rhododendrites from Wikimedia Commons
-Eurasian woodcock by Serkanmutan from Canva.com
Grackle
-Common grackle by BlackBoxGuild from videvo.net
-Common grackle by Andrew Patrick from Pexels.com
-Jackdaw by Andrew_Howe from Canva.com
-Common grackle by Gabriel Espinoza from Pexels.com
-Jackdaw by Anthony from Pexels.com
-Common grackle from Mateusz Walendzik from Pexels.com
-Common grackle with grub by BlackBoxGuild from videvo.net
Tufted titmouse and similarly named
-Tufted titmouse by doug4537 from Canva.com
-Chocolate donut by artemisphoto from Canva.com
-Tufted titmouse by BlackBoxGuild from videvo.net
-Bushtit by OldFulica from Canva.com
-Great tit by Uros Poteko from Canva.com
-Eurasian blue tit by Uros Poteko from Canva.com
-Fluffy-backed tit-babbler by Thipwan from Canva.com
-Great tit by Cathy Doi from Canva.com
-Abbott's babbler by cowboy5437 from Canva.com
-Fluffy-backed tit babbler by neil bowman from Canva.com
Bobolink
-Bobolink by rpbirdman from Canva.com
-Bobolink by Carol Hamilton from Canva.com
-Bobolink juvenile on rice plant by cturtletrax from Canva.com
-William Cullen Bryant portrait by José Maria Mora from Wikimedia Commons, public domain
-Bobolink by Mark Davis from Canva.com
Booby
-Blue-footed booby by PaigePan from Canva.com
-Brown booby by Bird Images from Canva.com
-Blue-footed booby by Rick Ray from videvo.net
Bufflehead
-Bufflehead by Fyn Kynd from Flickr.com
-Bufflehead male and female by Raymond Hennessy from Canva.com
-Bufflehead by Jason Ondreicka from Canva.com
Limpkin
-Limpkin foraging by Aristine from Canva.com
-Limpkin close up by cturtletrax from Canva.com
-Limpkin foraging by icholakav from Canva.com
Little bustard
-Little bustard by CreativeNature_nl from Canva.com
-Little bustard by Frank Veronesi from Flickr.com
-Little bustard by JAH from Canva.com
-Little bustard flock by aaprophoto from Canva.com
-Little bustard by ecomike from Canva.com
Conclusion
-Eurasian blue tit by afefelov from Canva.com
-Great blue tit bathing by Cristina_Annabali_Krinaphoto from Canva.com
Thumbnail photo credits, all with background removed
-Blue-footed booby by Pajaros Volandophotos from Canva.com, image cropped
-American woodcock by Fyn Kynd from Flickr.com
-Common grackle by Mateusz Walendzik from Pexels.com
-Bobolink by James_MacGregor from Canva.com
-Bufflehead by Daniel E Rieck from Canva.com

[@istvansipos9940]

And the barn swallow. Fantastic little dinosaurs, but they could never ever swallow a barn.

[@allthingsbirdie]

Added to the list! Thanks for the idea.

[@jimr513666]

One of my favorite variations is how the Woodcock is also called the Timberdoodle.

[@kcannon333]

This is a great video! If you find the etymology of more bird names I would love to hear more.

[@absorbed-in-nature]

Love etymology, especially of birds.

[@allthingsbirdie]

It's a fascinating topic!

[@jillcrowe2626]

Thank you so much for explaining everything perfectly. You have the perfect voice and I love the different ways that you show the birds. I'm new to birdwatching and I spend most of my time birdwatching at the San Diego Safari Park.

[@OspreyFlyer]

Always wondered about Bufflehead but hadn't looked it up. They winter here in NE Oklahoma and I have a spot where I know down to the week when they will arrive in November and leave at the end of March. I love watching them and they are one of the highlights of my weekly winter birding routes.

[@Danika_Nadzan]

When I lived in Eastern Tennessee, there was a winter flock that came to Wilbur Dam every year, and a friend and I watched the calendar for their expected arrival and departure dates. We loved seeing them and enjoyed their "now you see 'em, now you don't" deep diving behavior.😊

[@OspreyFlyer]

@@Danika_Nadzan Yeah, you get attached to them, lol.

[@OspreyFlyer]

@@Danika_Nadzan I count them for eBird. Have to wait to make sure I get the underwater ones when they pop up, haha.

[@Danika_Nadzan]

@@OspreyFlyer ...and you are never quite sure where that will be, lol! We never did official counting, but occasionally tried to count a larger group. It was tougher than we expected, but fun trying to guess where they'd appear...😁

[@OspreyFlyer]

Very Interesting. Thanks for posting! I first ran across an archaic name with Red-cockaded Woodpecker. I didn't know what that meant and had to look it up, lol.

[@travisbicklejr]

Thank you for your content! Your videos are excellent!

[@allthingsbirdie]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy them!

[@TheCassafrassTree]

I'm so glad to have learned about where the name for the tit family of birds comes from! It's even funnier to realize that the Great Tit's name probably just means 'Big Small'. 😂

[@allthingsbirdie]

Big small- that's a great way to put it!

[@Danika_Nadzan]

I just came across your channel, and really enjoy your videos! This one was very interesting. I have five for your list: avocet, godwit, vireo, oriole, and towhee. 😊

[@allthingsbirdie]

Thanks so much and glad you enjoy them. Added those names to my list!

[@KarlBunker]

Huh-huh-huh ... she said ... 😁