Plural bird. It means bird. Passerine animal. In Colombia it was a name given to an illegal armed group or type of guerrilla and partisan crime many years ago. They were of conservative affiliation and performed mostly in the North valley and ancient Caldas. It was almost always made up of peasants. It was very similar to the chulavitas' actions, although these were generally conservative Policemen of Cundinamarca and Boyacá.