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Title
Ethno-ornithology of Karen and Ranchi inhabitants of the Andaman Islands: An annotated checklist of local names and etymology
Author(s)
Mohanty, Nitya Prakash ;Chakravarty, Rohit
Published
2018
Publisher
Indian Birds: Journal of South Asian Ornithology
Abstract
The importance of community knowledge has long been recognised in ecological research and has also been adopted into systematic analytical frameworks. Ethno-ornithology provides insights into the interactions of the local community with the avifauna of the region, including its utilitarian and cultural values. The avifauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been well documented, however, the ethno-ornithology of these culturally diverse islands remains under-explored. We aimed to document the local bird names used by two resident communities of the Andaman Islands: the Karens (originally from southern Myanmar), and Ranchis (originally from the Chhota Nagpur Plateau, central India. We visualise the checklist to benefit scholars and conservationists aiming to carry out detailed ethno-ornithological studies on the archipelago, eco-tourism, and community-based monitoring and conservation programmes.
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