The Ethno-ornithology World Atlas is a space for community-curated bird and ecological knowledge in many languages,
facilitating equitable partnerships between local experts, conservationists, and researchers

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pemy yentu

Bird Word
Term
pemy yentu
Translation
Ñandú, Greater rhea
Animals
Rhea americana (Greater Rhea)

oho oho

Bird Word
Term
oho oho
Translation
Mirasol grande, Pinnated Bittern
Animals
Botaurus pinnatus (Pinnated Bittern), Botaurus lentiginosus (American Bittern)

mahamá dosh posyr

Bird Word
Term
mahamá dosh posyr
Translation
Atí, Large-billed Tern
Animals
Phaetusa simplex (Large-billed Tern)

kâr morak

Bird Word
Term
kâr morak
Translation
Garza blanca, Great White Heron
Animals
Ardea alba (Great White Egret)

hoy - oy

Bird Word
Term
hoî - hoî
Translation
Martineta, Quebracho Crested-Tinamou
Animals
Eudromia elegans (Elegant Crested Tinamou), Eudromia formosa (Quebracho Crested Tinamou)

chirikot, chirikhote

Bird Word
Term
chirikot, chirikhote
Translation
Saracura, Slaty-breasted Wood Rail
Animals
Aramides saracura (Slaty-breasted Wood-rail)
Crypturellus_undulatus_1838.jpg

Birds That Are/Were People

Collection
Summary
In many places around the world, birds are seen and related to as people. This can take a lot of different forms. This collection explores birds that used to be people, have an aspect or spirit form that is human-like, are related to as if human, etc.

coichigái

Bird Word
Term
coichigác
Translation
Garza bruja, Black-crowned Night Heron
Animals
Nycticorax nycticorax (Black-crowned Night-heron)
BlackneckedCraneFestivalinPhobjikhaBhutan_photo_2019-11-11_151826.jpg

Black-necked Crane Festival in Phobjikha, Bhutan

Digital Heritage
Community
People + Birds Around the World, Druk Bja Tshering
Category
Culture, Sacred/ divine/ spirit world, Material culture, Ceremonial/ ritual
Summary
This festival is hosted in November and welcomes the widely referenced heavenly and sacred species into the Kingdom
Ngoñapisode pa'i puku image

Informes sobre Covid por Radio Pa'i Puku en el Chaco Paraguayo

Digital Heritage
Community
People + Birds Around the World
Category
South America

Multilingual BirdWord Posters (Adar â rhywbeth i'w ddweud / Birds that tell people things)

Digital Heritage
Community
EWA Resources
Category
Phenology/ seasonality, Expressions/ sayings, Names, Omens/ augury/ harbingers/ messengers, Teachings, Europe
Summary
These posters are part of a BirdWords series called "Birds That Tell People Things" -- eventually, there will be several for various languages worldwide. We share these printable and editable birdword posters for your use.
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Listen to the Birds (Supplemental Materials: Full Data Sources List & Dataset)

Digital Heritage
Community
People + Birds Around the World
Category
Bibliographic reference, South America, Southeast Asia, Oceania, North America, Meso-america, Global, Europe, Asia, Africa, Markers of environ. change, Conservation, Stewardship, Bird song & calls, Behavioural observations, Phenology/ seasonality, Relations w/ other life & landscape, Ontology, Omens/ augury/ harbingers/ messengers
Summary
Online supplemental materials for the article Wyndham and Park 2018, published by the Journal of Ethnobiology

David Wingate in conversation with friend Jane Campbell talks about his life's work conserving the Cahow.

Digital Heritage
Community
People + Birds Around the World, Cahow Community
Category
Oceania, Eggs & nests, Markers of environ. change, Conservation, Success stories, Stewardship, Lessons learned, Crucial habitat threats/ needs, Stories, Proper conduct, Personal narratives, Oral histories, Historical
Summary
As a schoolboy on Bermuda in 1951 David Wingate was invited on an ornithological expedition. In these recordings he describes how they rediscovered the Cahow, or Bermuda Petrel, previously thought extinct for 300 years.
Animals
Pterodroma cahow (Bermuda Petrel)

jaató

Bird Word
Term
jaató
Translation
Tapicurú, Green ibis
Animals
Mesembrinibis cayennensis (Green Ibis)

joñami

Bird Word
Term
joñamami
Translation
Caburé, Ferrugineous Pygmy-owl
Animals
Glaucidium brasilianum (Ferruginous Pygmy-owl)

jêjê

Bird Word
Term
jnê jnê
Translation
Aratinga ojiblanco, Loro, White-eyed Parakeet
Animals
Psittacara leucophthalmus (White-eyed Parakeet)

jútungu

Bird Word
Term
jútungu
Translation
Bienteveo, Cristofue, Great Kiskadee
Animals
Pitangus sulphuratus (Great Kiskadee)

oójo

Bird Word
Term
orojoi
Translation
Ñandú, Rhea
Animals
Rhea americana (Greater Rhea)

péjê

Bird Word
Term
péjê
Translation
Boyero amarillo, Golden-winged Cacique
Animals
Cacicus chrysopterus (Golden-winged Cacique), Cacicus chrysopterus (Golden-winged Cacique)

quiáquia

Bird Word
Term
quiáquia
Translation
Carancho, Southern Caracara
Animals
Caracara plancus (Southern Caracara)

suaéja

Bird Word
Term
suaéja
Translation
Papagayo rojo, Red-and-Green Macaw
Animals
Ara chloropterus (Red-and-green Macaw)

tojé

Bird Word
Term
tojé
Translation
Chajá, Southern Screamer
Animals
Chauna torquata (Southern Screamer)

tê

Bird Word
Term
tên
Translation
Tero, Southern Lapwing
Animals
Vanellus chilensis (Southern Lapwing)

gaacó

Bird Word
Term
gaacó
Translation
Guaicurú, Laughing Falcon
Animals
Herpetotheres cachinnans (Laughing Falcon)

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People + Birds Around the World

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Aves y Memoria Biocultural en Río Cruces

Cahow Community

Druk Bja Tshering

Chujunpeone Ayoreo

Desfayes' Thesaurus of Bird Names

Comunidad Verde

Chyperme Ybybytoso

EWA Development Team

Marston and Elsfield