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Understanding the motivations for keeping wild birds in the semi-arid region of Brazil

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, June 2018
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Title
Understanding the motivations for keeping wild birds in the semi-arid region of Brazil
Published in
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, June 2018
DOI 10.1186/s13002-018-0243-6
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Wallisson Sylas Luna de Oliveira, Sérgio de Faria Lopes, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves

Abstract

Birds are kept as pets around the world, and bird-keeping is an ancient and widespread practice, constituting one of the main reasons for the decline of some species. In the semi-arid region of Brazil, this practice is very common and continues despite being designated as illegal in recent decades. This study aimed to identify the species and families of songbirds used as pets in the semi-arid region of Brazil, characterize the maintenance of the exploited species in captivity, and evaluate the sociocultural context associated with this practice. Data were collected from a total of 62 wild bird-keepers in the study area through interviews using semi-structured forms and informal conversations. A total of 34 bird species are bred as pets in the study area. Thraupidae was the most represented family in this study followed by Icteridae, and together, these families accounted for 61.7% of the local specimens. As reported by the respondents, birds are acquired by capturing them in rural areas or through local and regional markets. The number of species identified by the respondents did not differ according to respondent income, educational level, or age (p > 0.05). Maintaining these birds in cages includes some care, such as providing feed, medicine, and in some cases, training to improve their song or to learn songs from other species. The species with the highest use values (UVs) were Sporophila albogularis (UV = 0.83), Paroaria dominicana (0.82), and Sporophila nigricollis (0.79), indicating their importance as wild animal pets. The birds reported in this study have strong cultural importance and high economic value for the people involved in bird-keeping. In this sense, ethnoornithological studies are fundamentally important since they can provide basic information to inform plans and actions to promote the conservation and sustainable management of local avifauna, including the essential element of environmental education strategies.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 90 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 20 22%
Student > Bachelor 10 11%
Unspecified 9 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 8%
Other 19 21%
Unknown 17 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 18 20%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 19%
Unspecified 9 10%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 4 4%
Social Sciences 4 4%
Other 17 19%
Unknown 21 23%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 December 2022.
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