iNaturalist has a number of settings related to common names, and they are applied in a particular way. This is how iNat determines the common name displayed to you: First, iNat looks for the default (top-ranked) name that is set to be used in your preferred name place [image] [image] If yo…

Why don't I see my expected common name? - "Official" Thread

jwidness July 10, 2021, 7:20pm 15

This seems like an actual bug, so I’ve reported it.

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