Tuminico
A regional name used in the Venezuelan Andes (specifically in the state of Tachira) for a hummingbird.
those Tuminicos love to suck on that flower
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Tag: pajaros
Definitions tagged pajaros in the street dictionary.
VenezuelaTortolita roja
In the Venezuelan states of Lara and Guarico, as well as the cloud forests near Portuguesa, this name refers to a bird with vibrant reddish-brown plumage on its wings, back, head, and tail. It has a medium, curved yellow beak and a very long tail. Its scientific name is Piaya cayana (known in English as the Squirrel Cuckoo).
The farmers in the region where this bird lives say its song announces a visitor, and that it tells the time.
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Turuel
In the Eastern region of Venezuela, specifically on Margarita Island, this is the name used for a certain species of wild pigeon.
Turueles are always flying around the church rooftops.
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Piapoco
Common name used in certain regions for a bird with a long, thick beak, also known as a toucan or Diostedé (a name based on its call, which sounds like the phrase: God give to you).
The Piapoco has a beautiful song.
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Tijereta de sabana
A bird from the savanna with a long tail and two feathers that cross like a pair of scissors. It refers to the Muscivora tyrannus species, which is typical of the plains in Guarico State (a central region of Venezuela known for its flat grasslands).
when those girls sit down they cross their legs, they look like tijeretas de sabana
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Chupita
A name used for hummingbirds (specifically in the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa).
Those chupitas love the nectar from those flowers.
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Guaraguao
A name used in eastern Venezuela for the black vulture, which is more commonly called a zamuro in the rest of the country. (The term is specific to the eastern region).
A leguminous plant also shares the name Guaraguao, and this animal eats its seeds. This seed is called a vulture stone and they say it brings good luck.
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Culatero
A common Venezuelan bird, scientifically known as Troglodytes musculus and also called a cucarachero. It is named Culatero because it typically nests in the culatas of houses (a culata refers to the back wall or gable end of a building).
some Culateros have their nest in that tree and they sing every morning
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Cucarachero del palmar
In Venezuela, this refers to a bird species common in the state of Guarico (the High Plains region) and the city of Calabozo. It is the same bird called a Chocolatero in other parts of the country. Scientific name: Campylorhynchus griseus (the bicolored wren).
In those palm trees there are some cucarachero del palmar nesting their young.
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Caricare
A regional name used in central Venezuela for the Crested Caracara, a bird of prey. Depending on the region, the same bird is also known as a dorodoro or a chiriguare.
I saw a caricare flying over there with a snake in its mouth, it was probably its dinner.
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Chiriguare
In the State of Falcon, Venezuela, this is a local name for a bird of prey, specifically the caracara (Caracara plancus).
chiriguares like to fly low
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Dara
A name for a bird species native to the state of Falcón, Venezuela. In other parts of the country it is known as an alcaraván (the double-striped thick-knee).
the dara is one of the most beautiful birds in Venezuela
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Chuchube
The name used in the Venezuelan state of Falcon for the Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus). While known as a chulinga in other regions of the country, this specific term is a hallmark of the Falconian dialect.
the chuchubes sing very beautifully while they are in their nests
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Chiricoca
A bird found in the cloud forests of Venezuela, known for its loud call and edible meat. It belongs to the genus Aramides, which are generally known as wood-rails.
those damn chiricocas wake me up every morning with their singing
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Cubiro
In Venezuela, specifically in the states of Portuguesa and Apure, this is the regional name for the Great Kiskadee bird (elsewhere in the country it is called a cristofue, imitating the sound of its call).
those cubiros fly past here every morning
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Jumí
Regional term used in Lara State, Venezuela, for the Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani), a black bird with a large, curved beak. In other parts of the country, it is called a garrapatero, judío, or jorigüelo.
That guy over there, the one with the jumí nose: used to refer to someone with a hooked or aquiline nose that looks like the bird's beak.
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Chocolatero
In the state of Lara, Venezuela, this is a medium sized bird with brown upper feathers and a white underside. Locals believe its persistent singing warns of nearby snakes, opossums, or impending misfortune. (In Venezuelan folklore, this bird's call is often interpreted as a warning of predators or a bad omen).
That lady's head is like a chocolatero nest, which is a common way to say someone has messy, tangled hair.
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Chulinga
A name used on Margarita Island, Venezuela, for the bird known as the tropical mockingbird (scientific name: Mimus gilvus).
we should make a chulinga stew this weekend.
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Cucuy
A common name used in the State of Guarico, Venezuela, for certain types of brown, hummingbird-like birds.
those cucuys spend the whole day sucking on flowers
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Diostedé
A bird known as a Toucan or piapoco with a long, thick beak. In the Venezuelan states of Guarico and Lara, shavings from its beak are used as a traditional aphrodisiac for women. (The name mimics the bird's song, which sounds like the phrase Dios te de, or May God give to you).
You have a Diostedé nose: a comparison between the bird's large beak and people with big noses.
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Yaguare
A regional name for the common opossum, known in other parts of Venezuela as a rabipelado or manicú. This marsupial (Didelphis marsupialis) is a traditional food source in the states of Trujillo and Sucre, among other regions.
in the mornings those yegüitas sure sing beautifully
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Matraca
A bird similar to a woodpecker that was once abundant in the Camaguán region of Venezuela. It was hunted to extinction by the inhabitants because it was used as food.
'a person from Camaguán eats Matraca' is a common saying used to refer to someone from that town (Camaguán is a municipality in the Venezuelan state of Guárico).
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Gonzalico
A regional term from the Lara state of Venezuela for the yellow oriole bird (Icterus nigrogularis). In other parts of the country, such as Caracas, it is commonly known as a Gonzalito.
This name was given because the bird has the symbolic colors of the colonizer Garci Gonzales de Silva.
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Tortolita
In Caracas, this is the name for a small brown bird (the common ground dove). In slang, it is used to describe people who are very short or petite.
those girls are real tortolitas, comparing them to the birds because they are short or tiny.
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Vivito
A name for the green-rumped parrotlet, the smallest parakeet found in Venezuela. It lives in hot, dry areas from the Caribbean coast to the central plains (Los Llanos). Because of the bird's tiny size, the term is used as slang to describe a very small child or person.
Carlitos is the vivito of the house; used here to mean that Carlitos is the tiny one.
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Tura
A regional name for the Sora rail bird (Porzana carolina) found in the states of Portuguesa and Aragua, and in Caracas. The name is onomatopoeic, mimicking the specific sound the bird makes when it sings (common in central and plains regions of Venezuela).
The turas fly low to see what animal they can find to eat.
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Periquito español
In the Guárico region of Venezuela, this is the name for a very small parakeet common to that area. It is called a vivito or catana in other parts of the country, and its scientific name is Forpus passerinus (the green-rumped parrotlet, which is a tiny parrot native to South America).
There are always many periquito español fluttering over the church roof.
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Tutuel
The name used in central Venezuela for the white-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi), a bird resembling a pigeon with a gray back and a mottled gray belly.
In the square across from the church, the old folks feed corn to the tutueles that hang out there.
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Guaitacamino
A common nocturnal bird in Venezuela, specifically the Common Pauraque, which sits on roads at night to eat insects. In colloquial speech, it describes a person who stays awake or remains active during the late hours.
That pregnant woman was like a Guaitacamino: she was always eating and stayed awake at night just like the bird.
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toche
A bird species native to the Venezuelan Andes (Yellow-backed Oriole). In regional slang, the term is used to describe someone who is stupid, a simpleton, or a fool.
That man really is a toche; it is a way of saying in the Venezuelan Andes that a person is an idiot.
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zamuro
A common name for the black vulture, a scavenger bird often found in trash dumps or near carrion. In slang, it refers to someone who lurks, snoops, or waits around like a scavenger to take advantage of a situation.
that boy spends his whole life zamureando everything.
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puja
puja refers to a group of young men who hang out on the Red Cross steps, specifically in the Los Maestros neighborhood below the house of Ernesto, Victor, and Elvis. Except for Victor, they all sell their asses for cash. This new line of work is so popular in that neighborhood that some have even become queers and traveled as far as Argentina to film videos.
Major pujas: Jorge: they say he got a taste for it and just went that way. Elvis: he also got a taste for Jorge, I mean, for being a puja. Ernesto: another one who was so charmed by this job that he stopped working. Minor pujas: Guillermo, Jose, Argenis, not to mention those who have also started sleeping with old ladies to get their money.
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República Dominicana