| Summary: | Ethno-ornithology describes and analyzes the knowledge of local people, providing a comprehension of the relationships between humans and birds. This work consists of an historical review on ethno-ornithology. Its main objective was to describe and organize the ethno-ornithological knowledge in Brazil, as well as to identify phases in the development of this field of research in Brazil. Ethnoornithology emerged in the 1880s from inventories of bird species and also studies on vernacular names, uses, meanings and histories, evolving into comprehensive studies. In Brazil, it was marked by two stages: a phase of inventories and a multidisciplinary phase. Many different fields of formal knowledge helped in the development of ethno-ornithology, such as anthropology, taxonomy, mythology, history, etymology, bioclimatology, semiotics, morphology, and ecology, contributing towards the mediation of the limits between natural and social sciences.
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