Background
Method
State | Number interviews | Locality |
---|---|---|
Ciudad de Mexico | 0 | Chalco |
México City | ||
State of Mexico | 29 | Cuautitlán |
Ecatepec | ||
Jilotepec | ||
La ConchaC | ||
San Bartolo Morelos | ||
Tenancingo | ||
Guanajuato | 1 | Celaya |
Hidalgo | 4 | Tulancingo |
Jalisco | 6 | Guadalajara |
Mexticacán | ||
Tepatitlán | ||
Puebla | 18 | Amixtlan |
Chipaguatlán | ||
Puebla capital | ||
Tlacotepec | ||
Querétaro | 4 | San Juan del Rio |
Ciudad de Querétaro | ||
San Luis Potosí | 2 | Enramadas |
Santa María del Río | ||
Veracruz | 15 | Capulines |
Roca de Oro | ||
TOTAL | 79 |
Results and discussion
The trade roles of pajareros
Organization
Pajarero profile
Praxis
Bird species managed by pajarero households
Family | Common name | Scientific namea
|
---|---|---|
Phasianidae | Domestic Chicken |
Gallus gallus domesticus*
|
Accipitridae | Common Black-Hawk |
Buteogallus anthracinus
|
Columbidae | Rock Pigeon |
Columba livia domestica
|
African Collared-Dove |
Streptopelia roseogrisea*
| |
White-winged Dove |
Zenaida asiatica
| |
Mourning Dove |
Zenaida macroura
| |
Trochilidae | Hummingbird |
Trochilidae
|
Momotidae | Motmot |
Momotidae
|
Ramphastidae | Emerald Toucanet |
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
|
Keel-billed Toucan |
Ramphastos sulfuratus
| |
Picidae | Acorn Woodpecker |
Melanerpes formicivorus
|
Gray-breasted Woodpecker |
Melanerpes hypopolius
| |
Falconidae | American Kestrel |
Falco sparverius
|
Psittacidae | Olive-throated Parakeet |
Aratinga nana
|
Orange-fronted Parakeet |
Aratinga canicularis
| |
White-crowned Parrot |
Pionus senilis
| |
Red-lored Parrot |
Amazona autumnalis
| |
Yellow-headed Parrot |
Amazona oratrix
| |
Monk Parakeet |
Myiopsitta monachus*
| |
Lovebird |
Agapornis sp.*
| |
Budgerigar |
Melopsittacus undulatus*
| |
Cacatuidae | Cockatiel |
Nymphicus hollandicus*
|
Tyrannidae | Great Kiskadee |
Pitangus sulphuratus
|
Corvidae | Black-throated Magpie-Jay |
Calocitta colliei
|
White-throated Magpie-Jay |
Calocitta formosa
| |
Green Jay |
Cyanocorax yncas
| |
Purplish Backed Jay |
Cyanocorax beecheii
| |
Western Scrub-Jay |
Aphelocoma californica
| |
Steller’s Jay |
Cyanocitta stelleri
| |
Common Raven |
corvus corax
| |
Turdidae | Eastern Bluebird |
Sialia sialis
|
Brown-backed Solitaire |
Myadestes occidentalis
| |
Slate-colored Solitaire |
Myadestes unicolor
| |
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush |
Catharus mexicanus
| |
Spotted Nightingale-Thrush |
Catharus dryas
| |
Black Thrush |
Turdus infuscatus
| |
Clay-colored Thrush |
Turdus grayi
| |
American Robin |
Turdus migratorius
| |
Rufous-backed Robin |
Turdus rufopalliatus
| |
Mimidae | Northern Mockingbird |
Mimus polyglottos
|
Tropical Mockingbird |
Mimus gilvus
| |
Long-billed Thrasher |
Toxostoma longirostre
| |
Curve-billed Thrasher |
Toxostoma curvirostre
| |
Crissal Thrasher |
Toxostoma crissale
| |
Blue Mockingbird |
Melanotis caerulescens
| |
Sturnidae | European Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris*
|
Bombycillidae | Cedar Waxwing |
Bombycilla cedrorum
|
Parulidae | Gray-crowned Yellowthroat |
Geothlypis poliocephala
|
Ptilogonatidae | Gray Silky-flycatcher |
Ptilogonys cinereus
|
Phainopepla |
Phainopepla nitens
| |
Thraupidae | Blue-gray Tanager |
Thraupis episcopus
|
Emberizidae | Blue-black Grassquit |
Volatinia jacarina
|
White-collared Seedeater |
Sporophila torqueola
| |
Red-legged Honeycreeper |
Cyanerpes cyaneus
| |
Yellow-faced Grassquit |
Tiaris olivaceus
| |
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch |
Arremon sp | |
Sparrow |
Spizella sp | |
White-crowned Sparrow |
Zonotrichia leucophriys
| |
Yellow-eyed Junco |
Junco phaeonotus
| |
Cardinalidae | Northern Cardinal |
Cardinalis cardinalis
|
Pyrrhuloxia |
Cardinalis sinuatus
| |
Yellow Grosbeak |
Pheucticus chrysopeplus
| |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
Pheucticus ludovicianus
| |
Black-headed Grosbeak |
Pheucticus melanocephalus
| |
Blue Seedeater |
Amaurospiza concolor
| |
Evening Grosbeak |
Coccothraustes vespertinus
| |
Blue Grosbeak |
Passerina caerulea
| |
Lazuli Bunting |
Passerina amoena
| |
Indigo Bunting |
Passerina cyanea
| |
Varied Bunting |
Passerina versicolor
| |
Painted Bunting |
Passerina ciris
| |
Orange-breasted Bunting |
Passerina leclancherii
| |
Estrildidae | Munia |
Lonchura striata domestica*
|
Zebra Finch |
Taeniopygia guttata*
| |
Icteridae | Red-winged Blackbird |
Agelaius phoeniceus
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
| |
Great-tailed Grackle |
Quiscalus mexicanus
| |
Bronzed Cowbird |
Molothrus aeneus
| |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
Molothrus ater
| |
Shiny Cowbird |
Molothrus bonariensis
| |
Yellow-tailed Oriole |
Icterus mesomelas
| |
Altamira Oriole |
Icterus gularis
| |
Scott’s Oriole |
Icterus parisorum
| |
Baltimore Oriole |
Icterus galbula
| |
Bullock’s Oriole |
Icterus bullockii
| |
Orchard Oriole |
Icterus spurius
| |
Yellow-billed Cacique |
Amblycercus holosericeus
| |
Fringillidae | Domestic Canary |
Serinus canaria*
|
Euphonia |
Euphonia sp | |
Blue-crowned Chlorophonia |
Chlorophonia occipitalis
| |
House Finch |
Haemorhous mexicanus
| |
Lesser Goldfinch |
Spinus psaltria
| |
American Goldfinch |
Spinus tristis
| |
Black-headed Siskin |
Spinus notatus
| |
Hooded Grosbeak |
Coccothraustes abeillei
| |
Passeridae | House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus*
|
Regulation of the activity and the acquisition of permits
Capture
Manufacture of nets, traps, and cages
Acclimating and keeping the birds
Sale
Corpus: knowledge
Knowledge | Description of the type of knowledge |
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Abiotic | Climatology |
Geography: Spatial and topographic knowledge of capturing sites; knowledge of roadmaps and public transportation routes in Mexico; geographic location of markets. | |
Biotic | Identification of a large number of bird species. |
Biology of captured species: feeding habits, reproduction, etc. | |
Ecology of captured wild bird species. | |
Predators of captured wild bird species. Identification of herbaceous and woody plants used as inputs. Manipulation of birds: behavior, needed care, diseases. Ethnoveterinary medicine and bird anatomy. Migration of captured wild bird species. Distribution and abundance of captured wild bird species. | |
Environmental issues | Destruction and loss of habitat, deforestation, land use change, several anthropic activities, and lack of food. |
Social | Capability of working in a team. Leadership recognition. Collaborative management of the resources with other capturers. |
Ease of speech, persuasiveness, and empathy with buyers. | |
Economic | Management of days for capturing. Financial management in buying bird’s foodstuffs and medications. Management of days for selling. Daily management of expenses and budget. |
Tool design | Basic carpentry. |
Administrative or legal | Environmental laws and norms. Places where capture is banned. |
Species of wild birds that cannot be captured. |