Multi-Ethnic Bird Guide of the Sub-Antarctic Forests of South America - Recording

The subantarctic forests of South America are the world’s southernmost forested ecosystems. The birds have sung in these austral forests for millions of years; the Yahgan and Mapuche peoples have handed down their bird stories from generation to generation for hundreds of years. In Multi-ethnic Bird...

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Main Authors: Rozzi, Ricardo, Massardo, Francisca, Anderson, Christopher B., McGehee, Steven, Clark, George, Egli, Guillermo, Calderón, Úrsula, Calderón, Cristina, Aillapan, Lorenzo, Zárraga, Cristina
Other Authors: Heidinger, Kurt, Berghöefer, Uta, Peñaranda, Lorena, Schwenk, John, González, Nolberto
Format: Audio
Language:English
Spanish
Published: University of North Texas Press 2010
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330561/
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Summary:The subantarctic forests of South America are the world’s southernmost forested ecosystems. The birds have sung in these austral forests for millions of years; the Yahgan and Mapuche peoples have handed down their bird stories from generation to generation for hundreds of years. In Multi-ethnic Bird Guide of the Subantarctic Forests of South America, Ricardo Rozzi and his collaborators present a unique combination of bird guide and cultural ethnography. The bird songs, names and stories recorded on the CDs of the guide book includes entries on fifty bird species of southern Chile and Argentina, 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. As a whole, the recordings of this guide book express the voices of multiple species and indigenous, rural and urban cultures, whose lives are interwoven in the temperate forest region of South America.