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Table 2 Correspondence between bird species common names and scientific names

From: Ethnotaxonomy of birds by the inhabitants of Pedra Branca Village, Santa Teresinha municipality, Bahia state, Brazil

Local common names

English common names

Espécies científicas

Acauã

Laughing Falcon*

Herpetotheres cachinnans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Alma-de-gato

Squirrel Cuckoo*

Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Andorinha

Brown-chested Martin*

Progne tapera (Vieillot, 1817)

Anu-branco

White Anu**

Guira guira (Gmelin, 1788)

Anu-preto

Black Anu**

Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758

Aracuã

Speckled Chachalaca*

Ortalis guttata (Spix, 1825)

Araponga

Bare-throated Bellbird*

Procnias nudicollis (Vieillot, 1817)

Assanhaço-comum

Sayaca Tanager*

Tangara sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766)

Assanhaço-coqueiro

Coconut Tanager**

Tangara palmarum (Wied, 1823)

Azulão

Big Blue**

Cyanoloxia brissonii (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Azuzinho

Little Blue**

Tersina viridis (Illiger, 1811)

Bacurau

Night Hawk**

Hydropsalis albicollis (Gmelin, 1789)

Beija-flor

Planalto Hermit*

Phaethornis pretrei (Lesson & Delattre, 1839)

Black Jacobin*

Florisuga fusca (Vieillot, 1817)

Beija-flor-rabo-de-tesoura

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird**

Eupetomena macroura (Gmelin, 1788)

Beija-flor-verde

Green Hummingbird**

Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816

Bem-te-vi

Great Kiskadee*

Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Bem-te-vi-ciseri

Kiskadee**

Megarynchus pitanguá (Linnaeus, 1766)

Bem-te-vi-coroão

Crowned Kiskadee**

Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Bem-te-vi-menor

Small Kiskadee**

Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) 

Bico-de-lacre

Common Waxbill*

Estrilda astrild (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bigode

Mustache**

Sporophila lineola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Biziu

Blue-black Grassquit*

Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766)

Bosteiro

Shit-eater**

Cathartis aurea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Caboculinho

Copper Seedeater*

Sporophila bouvreuil (Statius Muller, 1776)

Caburé

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl*

Glaucidium brasilianu (Gmelin, 1788)

Caburé-de-estaca

Pole Pygmy-Owl**

Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782)

Caburé-de-murundu

Hillock Pygmy-Owl**

Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782)

Caburé-de-orelha

Eared Pygmy-Owl**

Megascops choliba (Vieillot, 1817)

Caga-cebo

Common Tody-Flycatcher*

Todirostrum cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766)

Canário-belga

Belgian Canary**

Serinus canária (Linnaeus, 1758)

Canário-comum

Saffron Finch*

Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766)

Canário-da-Alemanha

German Canary**

Serinus canária (Linnaeus, 1758)

Canário-da-capoura

Barton Canary**

Sicalis luteola (Sparrman, 1789)

Canário-da-terra

Earthy Canary**

Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766)

Cancan

White-naped Jay*

Cyanocorax cyanopogon (Wied, 1821)

Capitão-de-preá

Russet-crowned Crake*

Laterallus viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)

Cardeal

Red-cowled Cardinal*

Paroaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Carrega-madeira

Loading timber**

Phacellodomus rufifrons (Wied, 1821)

Casaca-de-couro

Leather jacket**

Pseudoseisura cristata (Spix, 1824)

Cava-chão

Floor Digger**

Nystalus maculatus (Gmelin, 1788)

Cavala

Mackerel**

Gallinago undulata (Boddaert, 1783)

Chapéu-de-couro

Chestnut-capped Blackbird*

Chrysomus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1819)

Charuteira

Cigarette Case**

Gallinago paraguaiae (Vieillot, 1816)

Chorão

Crybaby**

Sporophila leucoptera (Vieillot, 1817)

Chupa-laranja

Orange Sucker**

Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Codorna-maior

Large Quail**

Nothura maculosa (Temminck, 1815)

Codorna-pimpão

Crucian Quail**

Nothura maculosa (Temminck, 1815)

Codorna-piriri

Piriri Quail**

Nothura boraquira (Spix, 1825)

Coleiro

Collared Seedeater**

Sporophila albogularis (Spix, 1825)

Corró

Great Antshrike*

Taraba major (Vieillot, 1816)

Corró-pequeno

Little Antshrike**

Thamnophilus pelzelni Hellmayr, 1924

Corta-colete

Burnished-buff Tanager*

Tangara cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Coruja

Owl**

Hydropsalis albicollis (Gmelin, 1789)

Coruja-amanhã-eu-vou

Tomorrow-I-will Owl**

Hydropsalis albicollis (Gmelin, 1789)

Coruja-bacurau

Night Hawk Owl**

Hydropsalis albicollis (Gmelin, 1789)

Corujão

Big Owl**

Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769)

Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana (Bertoni & Bertoni, 1901)

Stix virgata (Cassin, 1849)

Corujão-de-orelha

Eared Owl**

Megascops choliba (Vieillot, 1817)

Coruja-rabo-de-tesoura

Scissor-tailed Owl**

Hydropsalis torquata (Gmelin, 1789)

Coruja-tô-rica

Wealthy Owl**

Hydropsalis torquata (Gmelin, 1789)

Cuiuba

Blue-winged Parrotlet*

Forpus xanthopterygius (Spix, 1824)

Curió

Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch*

Sporophila angolensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Espanta-boiada

Cattle Bugaboo**

Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782)

Estevo

Green-winged Saltator*

Saltator similis d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837

Estrelinha

Pileated Finch*

Lanio pileatus (Wied, 1821)

Garça

Great Egret*

Ardea Alba Linnaeus, 1758

Cattle Egret*

Bubulcus íbis(Linnaeus, 1758)

Garrincha

Southern House Wren*

Troglodytes musculus Naumann, 1823

Gavião-carcará

Caracara Hawk**

Caracara plancus (Miller, 1777)

Gavião-carrapateiro

Tick-eater Hawk**

Milvago chimachima (Vieillot, 1816)

Gavião-pé-de-morro

Foot-of-the-hill Hawk**

Geranospiza caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)

Gavião-pedrez

Check Hawk**

Rupornis magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788)

Gavião-pega-pinto

Chick-Catcher Hawk**

Rupornis magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788)

Gavião-peneira

Strainer Hawk**

Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818)

Gavião-rapina

Rapine Hawk**

Geranoaetus albicaudatus (Vieillot, 1816) 

Buteo brachyurus Vieillot, 1816

Gué-gué

Rufous-fronted Thornbird*

Phacellodomus rufifrons (Wied, 1821)

Guriatá-verdadeira

True Guriatá**

Euphonia violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Guriatá-vivi

Guriatá**

Euphonia clorotica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Jacu-gogó-vermelho

Red throate Guan**

Penelope superciliaris Temminck, 1815

Jacu-pemba

Pemba Guan**

Penelope superciliaris Temminck, 1815

Jacu-verdadeiro

Rusty-margined Guan*

Penelope superciliaris Temminck, 1815

Jesus-meu-Deus

Rufous-collared Sparrow*

Zonotrichia capensis (Statius Muller, 1776)

João-de-barro

Rufous Hornero*

Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788)

Juriti

White-tipped Dove*

Leptotila verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855

Lavandeira

Washer**

Fluvicola negenta (Linnaeus, 1766)

Macuca

Solitary Tinamou*

Tinamus solitarius (Vieillot, 1819)

Mãe-da-lua

Moon Mother**

Nyctibius griséus (Gmelin, 1789)

Maria-do-dia

Day Mary**

Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822)

Marreca

Purple Gallinule*

Porphyrio Martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Martim-pescador

Kingfisher**

Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Martim-pescador

Kingfisher**

Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816

Mergulhão

Diver**

Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Nambu-pé-roxo

Purple-foot Tinamou**

Crypturellus tataupa (Temminck, 1815)

Nambu-pé-vermelho

Red-foot Tinamou**

Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827)

Papa-arroz

Rice-eater**

Sturnella superciliaris (Bonaparte, 1850)

Papa-café

Coffee-eater**

Schistochlamys ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1817)

Papa-capim

Grass-eater**

Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823)

Papa-laranja

Orange-eater**

Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pardal

Sparrow**

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pássaro-preto

Black Bird**

Gnorimopsar chopi (Vieillot, 1819)

Pato-d’água

Water Duck**

Porphyrio Martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pato-verdadeiro

True Duck**

Porphyrio Martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pêga

Magpie**

Icteru pyrrhopterus (Vieillot, 1819)

Peixe-frito

Fried Fish**

Tapera naevia (Linnaeus, 1766)

Perdiz

Red-winged Tinamou*

Rhynchotus rufescens (Temminck, 1815)

Periquito

Parakeet**

Aratinga cactorum (Kuhl, 1820)

Pica-pau

Woodpecker**

Veniliornis passerines (Linnaeus, 1766)

Drycopus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Colaptes melanochloros (Gmelin, 1788)

Pseudoseisura cristata (Spix, 1824)

Pintassilgo

Yellow-faced Siskin*

Sporagra yarrellii (Audubon, 1839)

Pixarro

Green-winged Saltator*

Saltator similis d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837

Pomba-do-Pará

Pará’s Dove**

Não identificado

Pomba-do-sertão

Sertão Dove**

Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813)

Pomba-verdadeira

True Dove**

Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813)

Quero-quero

Want-want**

Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782)

Rolinha-branca

White Turtledove**

Columbina picui (Temminck, 1813)

Rolinha-caldo-de-feijão

Bean soup Turtledove**

Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1811)

Rolinha-fogo-pago

 

Columbina squamatta (Lesson, 1831)

Rolinha-Santo-Antônio

Saint Antony Turtledove**

Columbina minuta (Linnaeus, 1766)

Sabiá-bico-de-osso

Boned-beak Thrush**

Turdus amaurochalinus Cabanis, 1850

Sabiá-branca

White Thrush **

Turdus leucomela Vieillot, 1818

Sabiá-coca

Coca Thrush**

Turdus rufiventris Vieillot, 1818

Sabiá-lasca-carne

Chipping-meat Thrush**

Mimus saturninus (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Saiacaia

Skirtfall**

Gallinago undulata (Boddaert, 1783)

Sangue-de-boi

Cattle Blood**

Ramphocelus bresilius (Linnaeus, 1766)

Schistochlamys ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1817)

Saracura

Gray-necked Wood-Rail*

Aramides cajanea (Statius Muller, 1776)

Sede-sede

Thirst-thirst**

Tapera naevia (Linnaeus, 1766)

Sete-potes

Seven Pots**

Aramides cajanea (Statius Muller, 1776)

Siriema

Red-legged Seriema*

Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Socó-boi

Striated Heron*

Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sofrê

Sufferer**

Icterus jamacaii (Gmelin, 1788)

Tiotoin

Sooty-fronted Spinetail*

Synallaxis frontalis Pelzeln, 1859

Tiziu

Blue-black Grassquit*

Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766)

Tororó

- - -

Not identified

Três-potes

Three Pots**

Aramides cajanea (Statius Muller, 1776)

Trinca-ferro

Green-winged Saltator*

Saltator similis d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837

Tucano

Toucan**

Ramphastus vitellinus Lichtenstein, 1823

Urubu-carniceiro

Butcher Vulture**

Cathartis áurea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Urubu-da-cabeça-vermelha

Red-headed Vulture**

Cathartis áurea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Urubu-preto

Black Vulture**

Coragips atratus (Bechstein, 1793)

Urubu-rei

King Vulture**

Sarcoramphus papa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Urutau

Common Potoo*

Nyctibius griséus (Gmelin, 1789)

Vaqueiro

Cowboy**

Saltator similis d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837

Viuvinha

Little Widow**

Xolmis irupero (Vieillot, 1823)

Xanana

Wattled Jacana*

Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Zabelê

Yellow-legged Tinamou*

Crypturellus noctivagus (Wied, 1820)

  1. (*) refers to English common names as cited in the scientific literature; (**) refers to those English common names freely translated by the authors.