In Oaxaca the Amuzgos will eat doves and ducks, besides domesticated birds like chickens and turkeys. Not all cultures like the same birds. Other avian pests are cowbirds and blackbirds, which can be found in the lower lands of Mexico in great numbers. On the coasts, some fishermen consider some sea birds as competitors to their fishing livelihood. In La Mancha, Veracruz, people have problems with the large numbers of cranes and egrets in the area.
Some cultures have traditional beliefs attached to birds.
For many people owls represent a bad omen. Hummingbirds are used as charm amulets or for love remedies and a road-runner broth is said to heal pains and problems in the legs. Poaching is still a great problem in Mexico, despite the law. Legal catching very often ends up in illegal activities. The former is brought in from the north and the latter from Chiapas.