Table 2.

Birds, mammals, and reptiles that, according to Maijuna consultants, eat M. flexuosa ( ne ñi ) fruit and are hunted in M. flexuosa palm swamps ( ne cuadu ) within the Yanayacu River basin

Taxon		English name	Maijuna name	Spanish name	Time encounter	Use
Birds
Psittacidae
	Ara ararauna	blue-and-yellow macaw	bo ma	guacamayo amarillo	day	eat; raise as pets; sell (live birds for pets); used to make fans for fires (feathers); adornment (feathers)a
	Ara chloroptera	red-and-green macaw	meme ma	guacamayo cabezón	day	eat; raise as pets; sell (live birds for pets); used to make fans for fires (feathers); adornment (feathers)a
	Ara macao	scarlet macaw	ɨ ma , gu ɨ ma	guacamayo rojo	day	eat; raise as pets; sell (live birds for pets); used to make fans for fires (feathers); adornment (feathers)a
	Ara severa	chestnut-fronted macaw	be		day	eat; raise as pets; sell (live birds for pets); used to make fans for fires (feathers); adornment (feathers)a
	Orthopsittaca manilata	red-bellied macaw	ne ɨ na	maracana	day	eat; adornment (feathers)a
Rallidae
	Aramides cajanea	gray-necked wood-rail	ne t ɨ t ɨ	unchala	day	eat
Mammals
Agoutidae
	Agouti paca	paca	seme , oje beco , pɨ bɨ aco	majaz	night	eat; sell (meat); used in blowgun construction (teeth used as sightline)a
Cebidae
	Alouatta seniculus	red howler monkey	jaiquɨ , majei	coto mono	day	eat; sell (meat)
	Cebus apella	brown capuchin monkey	nea t a que	mono negro	day	eat
	Pithecia monachus	monk saki monkey	baotutu	huapo	day	eat; used to make a duster (tail)
Cervidae
	Mazama americana	red brocket deer	bosa , mɨ i bɨ aquɨ	venado colorado	night, day (rarely)	eat; sell (meat); medicinal (antlers); adornment of houses (antlers); used to make drums (hide)
Dasypodidae
	Dasypus sp.	armadillo	toto aquɨ	carachupa	night	eat; sell (meat); medicinal (tip of tail)
	Priodontes maximus	giant armadillo	jai toto aquɨ	carachupa mama	night	eat; sell (meat); medicinal (claws); adornment of houses (shell of armor plates); used as a container (shell of armor plates)
Dasyproctidae
	Dasyprocta fuliginosa	black agouti	m ai taco , moñeteaco , codome	añuje	day	eat; sell (meat); used in blowgun construction (teeth used as sightline)a
	Myoprocta pratti	green acouchy	maso	punchana	day	eat; used in blowgun construction (teeth used as sightline)a
Procyonidae
	Nasua nasua	South American coati	chichibɨ	achuni	day	eat; sell (meat)
Tapiridae
	Tapirus terrestris	tapir	bequɨ , jaico	sacha vaca	night	eat; sell (meat); medicinal (toenails)
Tayassuidae
	Tayassu pecari	white-lipped peccary	s e s e , bɨ dɨ	huangana	day	eat; sell (meat and hide); used to make drums (hide)
	Tayassu tajacu	collared peccary	caoc oa , yau	sajino	day	eat; sell (meat and hide); used to make drums (hide)
Reptiles
Testudinidae
	Chelonoidis denticulata	yellow-footed tortoise	meniyo	motelo	day	eat; sell (live tortoises for food); used as a seat (shell); used to make hunting whistles (chest plate from females); medicinal/traditional beliefs (penis)

^a Not currently used in this way by the Maijuna of the Yanayacu River basin.