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Table 1 Species of wild birds used by the inhabitants in the rural communities of São Mamede, Lagoa, and Solânea, Northeast Brazil, with their general, current, and potential use values (UV)

From: Local knowledge, use, and conservation of wild birds in the semi-arid region of Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil

Taxon

São Mamede-PB

Lagoa-PB

Solânea-PB

Use

VUg

VUpp

VUat

VUg

VUp

VUat

VUg

VUp

VUat

Passeriformes

 Icteridae

  Agelaioides fringillarius (Spix 1824)

0.36

0.36

0

      

Al, Cr

  Gnorimopsar chopi (Vieillot, 1819)

0.2

0.18

0.02

0.15

0.1

0.05

0.04

0.04

0

Al, Cr

  Icterus cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.18

0.18

0

0.2

0.2

0

0.04

0.04

0

Cr

  Icterus jamacaii (Gmelin, 1788)

0.92

0.88

0.04

0.35

0.35

0

0.27

0.27

0

Al, Cr

  Procacicus solitarius (Vieillot, 1816)

0.02

0.02

0

0.1

0.1

0

   

Cr

  Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin, 1789)

0.06

0.06

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.02

0.02

0

Cr

  Sturnella superciliaris (Bonaparte, 1850)

      

0.01

0.01

0

Cr

  Icterus pyrrhopterus(Vieillot, 1819)

0.06

0.06

0

0.05

0.05

0

   

Cr

 Cardinalidae

  Cyanoloxia brissonii (Lichtenstein, 1823)

0.08

0.08

0

0.15

0.1

0.05

0.4

0.4

0

Al, Cr

 Fringillidae

  Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.27

0.27

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.14

0.14

0

Al, Cr

  Spinus yarrellii (Audubon, 1839)

0.08

0.08

0

   

0.13

0.13

0

Cr

 Furnariidae

  Pseudoseisura cristata (Spix, 1824)

0.42

0.42

0

0.15

0.15

0

   

Cr

  Furnarius leucopus Swainson, 1838

0.04

0.04

0

0.05

0.05

0

   

Cr

 Corvidae

  Cyanocorax cyanopogon (Wied, 1821)

0.79

0.79

0

0.3

0.3

0

0.08

0.08

0

Al, Cr, Me

 Thraupidae

  Coryphospingus pileatus (Wied, 1821)

0.08

0.08

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.13

0.12

0.01

Cr

  Tachyphonus rufus (Boddaert, 1783)

      

0.01

0.01

0

Cr

  Tangara sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766)

      

0.07

0.05

0.02

 

  Paroaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758)

1

0.94

0.06

0.8

0.8

0

1.09

1.02

0.07

Al, Cr, Me

  Sporophila albogularis (Spix, 1825)

0.48

0.42

0.06

0.25

0.2

0.05

1.15

0.94

0.21

Al, Cr

  Sporophila angolensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.02

0.02

0

   

0.01

0.01

0

Cr

  Sporophila bouvreuil (Statius Muller, 1776)

0.1

0.1

0

0.05

0.05

0

0.02

0.02

0

Cr

  Sporophila lineola (Linnaeus, 1758)

0.1

0.1

0

0.15

0.1

0.05

0.77

0.59

0.18

Al, Cr

  Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823)

0.04

0.04

0

   

0.01

0.01

0

Cr

  Sporophila leucoptera (Vieillot, 1817)

      

0.01

0.01

0

Cr

  Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.37

0.37

0

0.15

0.15

0

0.2

0.2

0

Al, Cr

  Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766)

      

0.09

0.08

0.01

Al Cr

 Mimidae

  Mimus saturninus (Lichtenstein, 1823)

0.54

0.52

0.02

0.25

0.25

0

0.13

0.13

0

Al, Cr

 Passeridae

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

0.12

0.12

0

0.05

0.05

0

   

Cr

 Tyrannidae

  Fluvicola nengeta (Linnaeus, 1766)

      

0.06

0.06

0

Al, Cr, Me

  Xolmis dominicanus (Vieillot, 1823)

0.12

0.12

0

      

Cr

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.48

0.48

0

0.15

0.15

0

0.16

0.16

0

Al, Cr

 Polioptilidae

  Polioptila plumbea (Gmelin, 1788)

0.17

0.17

0

   

0.04

0.04

0

Al, Cr

 Hirundinidae

  Progne chalybea (Gmelin, 1789)

0.06

0.06

0

      

Cr

 Passerellidae

  Ammodramus humeralis (Bosc, 1792)

      

0.02

0.02

0

Cr

  Zonotrichia capensis (Statius Muller, 1776)

0.04

0.04

0

   

0.03

0.03

0

Al, Cr

 Troglodytidae

  Troglodytes musculus Naumann, 1823

0.36

0.36

0

0.25

0.25

0

0.04

0.04

0

Al, Cr

 Turdidae

  Turdus amaurochalinus Cabanis, 1850

0.02

0.02

0

      

Cr

  Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818

0.02

0.02

0

0.3

0.3

0

0.24

0.23

0.01

Al, Cr

  Turdus rufiventris Vieillot, 1818

0.33

0.33

0

0.35

0.35

0

0.32

0.31

0.01

Al, Cr

 Thamnophilidae

  Herpsilochmus atricapillus Pelzeln, 1868

      

0.14

0.14

0

Al, Cr

  Thamnophilus capistratus Lesson, 1840

      

0.01

0.01

0

Cr

Gruiformes

 Rallidae

  Aramides cajaneus (Statius Muller, 1776)

0.12

0.12

0

0.1

0.1

0

   

Al

  Gallinula galeata (Lichtenstein,1818)

0.12

0.12

0

      

Al

 Aramidae

  Aramus guarauna (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.08

0.08

0

      

Al

Psittaciformes

 Psittacidae

  Eupsittula cactorum (Kuhl, 1820)

0.52

0.52

0

0.65

0.6

0.05

   

Al, Cr

  Amazona aestiva (Linnaeus, 1758)

0.04

0.04

0

      

Cr

  Forpus xanthopterygius (Spix, 1824)

0.15

0.15

0

   

0.15

0.15

0

Cr

Pelecaniformes

 Ardeidae

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758

0.12

0.12

0

   

0.02

0.02

0

Al

  Egretta thula (Molina, 1782)

0.02

0.02

0

0.1

0.1

0

   

Al

  Tigrisoma lineatum (Boddaert, 1783)

0.02

0.02

0

      

Al

Strigiformes

 Strigidae

  Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782)

0.06

0.06

0

0.15

0.15

0

   

  Megascops choliba (Vieillot, 1817)

0.02

0.02

0

      

Cr

  Glaucidium brasilianum (Gmelin, 1788)

0.29

0.29

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.03

0.03

0

Cr

 Tytonidae

  Tyto furcata (Temminck, 1827)

0.14

0.14

0

0.05

0.05

0

0.04

0.04

 

Accipitriformes

 Accipitridae

  Rupornis magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788)

0.31

0.31

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.05

0.05

0

Al, Cr

  Buteo brachyurus Vieillot, 1816

0.1

0.1

0

      

Al

  Buteo nitidus (Latham, 1790)

0.02

0.02

0

      

Al

  Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte, 1838

0.02

0.02

0

      

Al

  Rostrhamus sociabilis (Vieillot, 1817)

0.02

0.02

0

       

  Heterospizias meridionalis (Latham, 1790)

0.2

0.2

0

   

0.03

0.03

0

Al

  Geranoaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1819)

0.17

0.17

0

0.05

0.05

0

0.06

0.06

0

Al

  Geranospiza caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)

0.1

0.1

0

      

Falconiformes

 Falconidae

  Caracara plancus (Miller, 1777)

0.27

0.27

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.04

0.04

0

Al, Me

  Herpetotheres cachinnans (Linnaeus, 1758)

0.23

0.23

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.02

0.02

0

Cr

  Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758

0.02

0.02

0

      

Cariamiformes

 Cariamidae

  Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.36

0.34

0.02

0.1

0.1

0

0.02

0.02

0

Al, Cr

Coraciformes

 Alcedinidae

  Chloroceryle amazona (Latham, 1790)

0.02

0.02

0

0.05

0.05

0

   

Cr

Caprimulgiformes

 Caprimulgidae

  Chordeiles acutipennis (Hermann, 1783)

0.28

0.28

0

   

0.02

0.02

0

Al

Columbiformes

 Columbidae

  Columbina minuta (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.14

0.12

0.02

   

0.94

0.82

0.12

Al, Cr

  Columbina picui (Temminck, 1813)

0.84

0.65

0.19

0.8

0.65

0.15

1.01

0.86

0.15

Al, Cr, Me

  Columbina squammata (Lesson, 1831)

0.37

0.31

0.06

0.45

0.4

0.05

0.16

0.16

0

Al, Cr,

  Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1811)

0.84

0.64

0.2

0.7

0.5

0.2

0.97

0.81

0.16

Al, Cr, Me

  Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813)

0.48

0.42

0.06

0.25

0.25

0

0.04

0.04

0

Al, Cr

  Leptotila verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855

0.29

0.29

0

0.3

0.3

0

0.74

0.62

0.12

Al, Cr, Me

  Claravis pretiosa (Ferrari-Perez, 1886)

   

0.15

0.1

0.05

0.37

0.3

0.07

Al, Cr

  Zenaida auriculata (Des Murs, 1847)

0.38

0.3

0.08

0.3

0.3

0

0.24

0.22

0.02

Al, Cr

Cathartiformes

 Cathartidae

  Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793)

0.33

0.33

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.02

0.02

0

Me

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758)

0.02

0.02

0

      

Cr

Apodiformes

 Trochilidae

  Chlorostilbon lucidus (Shaw, 1812)

0.2

0.2

0

0.2

0.2

0

0.12

0.12

0

  Chrysolampis mosquitus (Linnaeus, 1758)

      

0.02

0.02

0

  Eupetomena macroura (Gmelin, 1788)

0.12

0.12

0

   

0.04

0.04

0

Cuculiformes

 Cuculidae

  Guira guira (Gmelin, 1788)

0.54

0.52

0.02

0.5

0.5

0

0.11

0.11

0

Al, Cr

  Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758

0.54

0.54

0

0.65

0.65

0

0.09

0.09

0

Al, Cr

  Crotophaga major Gmelin, 1788

0.04

0.04

0

   

0.03

0.03

0

  Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817

0.08

0.08

0

      

Cr

  Tapera naevia (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.04

0.04

0

      

Charadriformes

 Jacanidae

  Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.08

0.08

0

      

Al

 Charadriidae

  Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782)

0.46

0.46

0

0.15

0.15

0

   

Al

Tinamiformes

 Tinamidae

  Nothura boraquira (Spix, 1825)

0.6

0.46

0.14

      

Al, Cr, Me

  Nothura spp

   

0.35

0.35

0

   

Al, Cr

  Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827)

      

1.09

0.9

0.19

Al, Cr

  Crypturellus tataupa (Temminck, 1815)

0.22

0.2

0.02

0.25

0.25

0

0.75

0.61

0.14

Al, Cr, Me

  Rhynchotus rufescens (Temminck, 1815)

      

0.9

0.73

0.17

Al, Cr, Me

  Nothura maculosa (Temminck, 1815)

0.02

0.02

0

      

Nyctibiiformes

 Nyctibiidae

  Nyctibius griseus (Gmelin, 1789)

0.1

0.02

0.08

   

0.02

0.02

0

Me

Galbuliformes

 Bucconidae

  Nystalus maculatus (Gmelin, 1788)

0.25

0.25

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.01

0.01

0

Al

Anseriformes

 Anatidae

  Sarkidiornis sylvicola Ihering & Ihering, 1907

0.31

0.31

0

      

Al

  Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.21

0.21

0

      

Al

Piciformes

 Picidae

  Veniliornis passerinus (Linnaeus, 1766)

0.16

0.16

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.01

0.01

0

Al

  1. Use: Al food, Cr rearing, Me traditional medicine