Mihuicolli

The Western Tropical Booby or Mihuicolli (Huitcan for "Burrowing Bird"), Sula occidens, is a medium-sized piscivorous bird native to the western isles of Rathnir and tropical coasts of Alteniqua, though most notably Huitca. During laying season, females build their nests on tall, smooth rocks along the coast to keep their clutch from the dangers of the ground while minimizing the distance between the ocean and the nest, as Mihuicolli have relatively small beaks for piscivores, which necessitates more trips from the nest. They also feed on the eggs of animals which bury their clutches in the sand, such as the Acamtemicti.
The Mihuicolli has a role in the Huitcan religion of Cardinalism- or at least it did in the earlier days of the religion. When inducing a new convert to the faith, a process called the Nextla'e'hualli Tlahatepa, the Tlatoani of Huitca would kneel before the sarcophagus of an embalmed Mihuicolli, asking it to guide the initiate citizen's past life safely into the afterlife.
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