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  • Hummingbirds in The Mayan Art

    English Name:                 Humming bird (Family Apodidae)Spanish Names:              Colibrí, Chupaflor, Picaflor, Gorrión. Maya Names:                   Tzunuun, Dzunnun, Ts’ak ts’unu’un (Yucatec, Itzaj) The hummingbird is one of the few animals that always appear in a natural form. Although they are not exact renditions of real birds, the Maya artists emphasized the beaks, wings, and tails,…