Table 1 Biomass and perceived abundance of game fauna preferred among the Fulni-ô people in NE Brazil and conservation status. *Legend: IUCN Red List categories: LC - Least Concern, NT - Near threatened, NI - Not Included.**Legend: Brazilian Red List: LC - Least Concern, VU -Vulnerable, EN - In Danger
From: Use of game fauna by Fulni-ô people in Northeastern Brazil: implications for conservation
Common name | Group/species | Number of individuals hunted in the year | Total biomass (g) of game meat in the year | Biomass captured in religion ceremony (g) | Perceived abundance | Cited as preferred? | Capture period | IUCN* | Brazilian Red List** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mammals | |||||||||
Mocó | Kerodon rupestris (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) | 13 | 3953 | – | 6.68 | No | Daytime | LC | VU |
Cambambá | Conepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785) | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | 5.67 | No | Night | NT | LC |
Gato-pintado | Leopardus tigrinus (Schreber, 1775) | 1 | 4500 | 4500 | 3 | No | Daytime and night | NT | EN |
Peba | Euphractus sexcinctus(Linnaeus, 1758) | 1 | 4000 | – | 3.45 | No | Night | LC | LC |
Cabudo | Thrichomys apereoides (Lund, 1839) | 1 | 200 | – | 7 | No | Daytime | LC | LC |
Preá | Galea spixii (Wagler, 1831) | 150 | 19,775 | 6400 | 3.68 | Yes | Daytime | NT | LC |
Birds | |||||||||
Rabaçam | Zenaida auriculata (Des Murs, 1847) | 226 | 26,935 | 19,490 | 6.69 | Yes | Daytime | LC | LC |
Rolinha-pivó | Columbina minuta (Linnaeus, 1766) | 69 | 2870 | 100 | 8.17 | Yes | Daytime | LC | LC |
Codorna | Nothura maculosa (Temminck,1815) | 62 | 12,610 | 5730 | 6.18 | Yes | Daytime | LC | LC |
Carcará | Caracara plancus (J. F. Miller, 1777) | 24 | 13,530 | 4100 | 6.88 | No | Daytime | LC | LC |
Asa Branca | Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) | 10 | 2483 | – | 2.6 | No | Daytime | LC | LC |
Gavião | Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818) | 5 | 5490 | 4500 | 5.62 | No | Daytime | LC | LC |
Lambú | Crypturellus parvirostris(Wagler, 1827) | 5 | 1140 | 1000 | 5.89 | Yes | Daytime | LC | LC |
Codorniz | Nothura boraquira (von Spix, 1825) | 5 | 1485 | 200 | 5.36 | Yes | Daytime | LC | LC |
Patori | Amazonetta brasiliensis (Gmelin, 1789) | 4 | 5030 | – | 2 | No | Daytime and night | LC | LC |
Sariema | Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766) | 2 | 3020 | – | 3.25 | No | Daytime | LC | LC |
Anum-branco | Guira guira (Gmelin, 1788) | 2 | 290 | – | 9 | No | Daytime | LC | LC |
Jaçanã | Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1 | 250 | 250 | 6 | No | Daytime | LC | LC |
Socó | Tigrisoma lineatum (Boddaert, 1783) | 1 | 1100 | – | 3 | No | Daytime | LC | LC |
Reptiles | |||||||||
Teiú | Salvator merianae (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | 72 | 79,100 | 32,200 | 6.65 | Yes | Daytime | LC | LC |
Camaleão | Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758) | 15 | 10,105 | 1005 | 6.81 | Yes | Daytime | LC | LC |
Jibóia | Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 | 3 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 5.6 | No | Daytime and night | NI | LC |