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Table 1 Examples of local names for culturally significant birds for each language group studied, showing degree of correspondence between folk and scientific classification

From: Bird conservation status and cultural values in Indigenous Mexican communities: towards a bioculturally informed conservation policy

Language

Local name

Latin name

English Name

Degree of correspondence

Number of species given same folk name

Cuicatec

lúti indōho

Coragyps atratus

Black Vulture

1:1

 
 

‘iho kiáa

Ramphastos sulfuratus

Keel-billed Toucan

1:1

 
 

tíin dú

Trochilidae

 

U

16 species

Northern Zapotec

bërha rhiga

Ortalis vetula

Plain Chachalaca

1:1

 
 

bërha bke

Crax rubra

Great Curassow

1:1

 
 

chëbete

  

U

84 species: for various species of small size birds or “dickey” birds

South Zapotec

guiès-ró-yù

Leptotila verreauxi

White-tipped Dove

1:1

 
 

ngäs

Corvus corax

Common Raven

1:1

 
 

dzïng

  

U

Trochilidae: 14 species

Tzeltal

tuh kulum pukuh

Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl

1:1

 
 

čulin

Melanotis hypoleucus

Blue-and-white Mockingbird

1:1

 
 

šč’iht

  

U

Most wood-warblers (Parulidae): 12 species

Maya

jonkuuk

Harpia harpyja

Harpy Eagle

1:1

 
 

k’ok’

Turdus grayi

Clay-coloured Thrush

1:1

 
 

takaay

  

U

Most flycatchers (Tyrannidae): at least 8 species

Nahuatl

koxotl

Crypturellus cinnamomeus

Thicket Tinamou

1:1

 
 

tzatzi

Psilorhinus morio

Brown Jay

1:1

 
 

totoze kostik

  

U

Most flycatchers (Tyrannidae in part): 13 species

Tlahuica

nzaa mut’i

Buteo brachyurus

Short-tailed Hawk

1:1

 
 

chopaá

Toxostoma curvirostre

Curve-billed Thrasher

1:1

 
 

lindyuu

  

U

Trochillidae: 7 species

Seri

ac

Branta bernicla

Brant

1:1

 
 

xaláa

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Cactus Wren

1:1

 
 

Coneenozíic

  

U

Various sparrows (Amphispiza spp. and Spizella spp.)

Pima

ñui

Cathartes aura

Turkey Vulture

1:1

 
 

shadam kakaichu

Callipepla squamata

Scaled Quail

1:1

 
 

bichpoḍ

  

U

Abert’s and Canyon Towhees (Melozone aberti, M. fusca)

Kiliwa

jajemiljamemil

Oreortyx pictus

Mountain Quail

1:1

 
 

tikuipai tayu

Gymnogyps californiaus

California Condor

1:1

 
 

pVnuet

  

U

Swallows (Hirundinidae): 5 species

  1. In column 5, 1:1 represents a one-to-one correspondence and U an under-differentiated category