Cahuilla Wikikmallem

Birding on Cahuilla Lands - Common birds field guide

Other flying animals

Birds are one of several groups of flying animals that migrate between the northern, central, and southern parts of the Americas. Bats and butterflies also migrate through the Coachella-Imperial region.

Mal Mal

Monarch Butterfly – Mariposa monarca

Iconic migratory species begins travelling from northern US and Canada to Mexico and Florida in late summer/early autumn, passing through Southern California on its way.

Pali’l

Hoary Bat – Murciélago gris

Large, migratory species journeys between North and Central America every year, wintering in Southern California Feeds mostly on moths. Solitary species nests in trees or caves.

What’s in a name …

The Cahuilla bird names included in this guide are general names and are not necessarily specific to the referenced species. For example, sasaymal, duck, is a general term. The Ruddy Duck is used as an example of a common duck species found in the region. Moreover, the Cahuilla language has a variety of dialects and thus the words used here are specific to the Torres-Martínez, Desert Cahuilla.

Spanish names are included. Note that many bird names used in Mexico come from Nahuatl, the second most spoken language in Mexico after Spanish. Both Nahuatl and Cah

About the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla

The Torres-Martínez Desert Cahuilla are one of six bands of Cahuilla Natives indigenous to the Coachella-Imperial region. Stewards of the environment for millennia, the Torres-Martinez continue to contribute to responsible natural resource management in the region today.

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