Multi-ethnic Bird Guide of the Subantarctic Forests of South America

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Multi-ethnic Bird Guide of the Subantarctic Forests of South America Author: Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: University of North Texas Press,U.S.
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Pages: 236 Language: English ISBN: 9781574412826 Categories: , ,

In this unique book Ricardo Rozzi and his collaborators present a cultural ethnography and an illustrated guide to the forest birds of southern Chile and Argentina. Included are entries on fifty bird species, among them the Magellanic Woodpecker, Rufous-Legged Owl, Ringed Kingfisher, Buff-Necked Ibis, Giant Hummingbird, and Andean Condor. Each bird is named in Yahgan, Mapudungun, Spanish, English, and scientific nomenclature, followed by a description, full color photographs, the bird’s distribution map, habitat and lifestyle, and its history in the region. Each entry is augmented further with indigenous accounts of the bird in history and folklore. The book includes two CDs with recordings of birdcalls and their names in four languages, followed by numerous narratives of Yahgan and Mapuche stories about the birds translated directly from interviews which elders of both communities.

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Author Biography

RICARDO ROZZI is an associate professor in philosophy and religion studies at the University of North Texas. He is the author or coauthor of The Route of Darwin through the Cape Horn Archipelago, The World's Southernmost Ethnoecology, and The Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve.