Some of the most prevalent birds in the Navajo culture are the Barn Owl, Canada Goose, Gambel's Quail, Golden Eagle, Great-horned Owl, Red-tail Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Scaled Quail, Swainson Hawk, and Wild Turkey. The most important bird to them is the Golden Eagle, which they deem a sacred bird. Golden Eagle is pronounced Atsashzhiin in their language. It is a widespread year-round resident of the Navajo Nation. Its very sacred and important in the Navajo culture. They say a Navajo member can keep a Golden Eagle feather only if a medicine man properly blesses it first. The Navajo Zoo has four Golden Eagles on permanent exhibit. Three of them are male and one is female. The reasons for keeping them in captivity is because each of them had a serious wing injury causing them to have one wing amputated.
Birds of the Navajo Culture
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