Cuicatec ethnozoology: traditional knowledge, use, and management of fauna by people of San Lorenzo Pápalo, Oaxaca, Mexico

Table 3 Examples of Cuicatec nomenclature and classification of birds, based on fieldwork in San Lorenzo Pápalo and reports from [49] in Santa María Pápalo, Oaxaca

Common name	Scientific name	Classificatory term	Specific term
Birds	All birds	y’ada
Blue bird		y’ada	cue
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	y’ada	y’inda
Quail	Colinus virginianus	y’ada	yeco
Sadía	Cyanocorax sp.	y’ada	chi cuili
Calandra lark	Icterus sp.	y’ada	til cuó
Trogon	Trogon sp.	y’ada	chava’a
Group Cu’
Heron	Bubulcus ibis	cu’	anda
Dove	Zenaida asiatica Zenaida macroura	cu’	chun
Zanate	Quiscalus mexicanus	cu’	‘iya
Urraca	Corvus corax	cu’	cubé
Group Rita
Roadrunner	Geococcyx velox	rita	d’a ndi
Woodpecker	Melanerpes hypopoleus	rita	´quian
Woodpecker	Melanerpes fromicivorous	rita	tin guoo
Group i’
Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	i’ yun	ya
Chachalaca	Ortalis vetula	i’nga	cha
Hawk	Accipiter spp.	i’ ya
Macaw	Ara militaris	i’va
Owls	Tyto alba	i’mi
Group s’i
Zopilote	Coragyps atratus	s’i	cu
Zopilote cabeza dorada	Cathartes aura	s’i	cu cuá
Quebrantahuesos	Polyborus plancus	s’i	cu nanda

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