Traditional knowledge on the birds by indigenous Kayabi, Southern Brazilian Amazon Rainforest

The objective of this study was accomplishes a knowledge survey of the Kayabi indigenous on the birds of natural occurrence in their territory, who is located in Amazon Rainforest, between the states Pará and Mato Grosso, Brazil. As method for collect the data were used open and semi-structured inte...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Dario, Fabio Rossano
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)
Repository:Revista Geotemas
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.periodicos.apps.uern.br:article/905
Online Access:https://periodicos.apps.uern.br/index.php/GEOTemas/article/view/905
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Amazônia
Indí­genas
Aves
Interações ecológicas
Birds
Ecological interactions
Indigenous
Amazon Rainforest
Interacciones Ecológicas
Indí­gena
Amazonas
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Summary:The objective of this study was accomplishes a knowledge survey of the Kayabi indigenous on the birds of natural occurrence in their territory, who is located in Amazon Rainforest, between the states Pará and Mato Grosso, Brazil. As method for collect the data were used open and semi-structured interviews. Twenty two indigenous were interviewed. The interviewees mentioned 165 different species of birds and they showed wide ecological knowledge regarding these birds.