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Cultural Significance

Historical Uses

In the past, it faced a high pressure of hunting, being considered a "fine meal" (124 Reed, C. S. (1921). Las aves de caza de la provincia de Mendoza. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 25:203–220. Close ). By the 1940s, its meat was commonly seen in local markets (9 Goodall, J. D., A. W. Johnson, and R. A. Phillipi (1951). Las Aves de Chile: su Conocimiento y sus Costumbres. Platt Establecimientos Gráficos, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Close ). In Huentelauquén, it was eaten grilled or in soups, mainly by livestock farmers; currently, only a few people eat them, to revive traditions (54 Pardo, B., I. Barraza, A. Briceño, M. Castro, I. Flores, A. Jara, E. López, P. Palma, and M. Soto (2018). Saber campesino sobre el chorlo de campo (Oreopholus ruficollis) en el sitio Ramsar Las Salinas de Huentelauquén. Brotes Científicos 2:35–42. Close ).

Ethno-ornithology

This species is highly culturally important in the Huentelauquén community in northern Chile. The arrival of this bird was a sign to the farmers that the rainy season had arrived, thus it was time to prepare the land for cultivation (54 Pardo, B., I. Barraza, A. Briceño, M. Castro, I. Flores, A. Jara, E. López, P. Palma, and M. Soto (2018). Saber campesino sobre el chorlo de campo (Oreopholus ruficollis) en el sitio Ramsar Las Salinas de Huentelauquén. Brotes Científicos 2:35–42. Close ). The name "Pachurrón" is also used for other species in the Atacama desert, like the Least Seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus), Common Miner (Geositta cunicularia), and the Scale-throated Earthcreeper (Upucerthia dumetaria) (54 Pardo, B., I. Barraza, A. Briceño, M. Castro, I. Flores, A. Jara, E. López, P. Palma, and M. Soto (2018). Saber campesino sobre el chorlo de campo (Oreopholus ruficollis) en el sitio Ramsar Las Salinas de Huentelauquén. Brotes Científicos 2:35–42. Close ).