Words for Category: Birds

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kakat

white ibis

*kalalək

Major Mitchell Cockatoo

*kamərilak

osprey

*karrkun-karrkun

reed-warbler

karrurrayi

black-tailed waterhen

*karrwit

marsh tern

*kathapi mananderra

white crane

kathəkarr

white cockatoo, corella,

kathing-pang

white-faced crane

*kawir

emu

kerrə-kerrək

kestrel, named from its call

*kirrkəmbul

banded stilt

*kul-wil

musk duck

kunawar

swan

*kurən-kurən

rock-pebbler parrot

kurəwa

grebe

kurng-kurng

kookaburra

kurrk-mali

eastern rosella 'blood-chest'

kurruluk

black-backed magpie

kuthun

brolga

*kuwir

bittern

*larəmbarnəm

pectoral rail

lawan

mallee hen

lerrəp

pectoral rail

lim

ring-necked or mallee parrot

lum

ring-neck parrot

manyərap-kurrk

plain plover

*martər

swift

mert-meril

large black cormorant

*munyukəl

white winged chough

ngakak

magpie goose

ngakundal

mountain duck

nganək

wood duck

nganə-wil

musk duck

nganggərrel

black-billed spoonbill

**nganguri

crested pigeon

ngare

black duck

ngarrawu

bustard

**ngarrayil

eaglehawk, wedge-tailed eagle

ngarrkərel

straw-necked ibis

ngathang-wil

nankeen crane

*ngel-ngel

speckled duck

**nyan-kurrk

pelican

pandelang

whistling kite (eagle)

*pap-pithən

silvergrey gull

pener

teal duck

perrəth-perrəth

spur-winged plover

*pert pert ngaluk

black-fronted dotterel

*pili-ngarri

bull-oak parrot

*ping-ping

bald coot

pin-pin

brown tree-creeper

*pir

hawk, harrier

pirndety

noisy miner

*pirrimpirr

bee eater

*pulerrn-pulerrn

lyrebird

purp

little black and white shag or cormorant

*purunggi

little quail

tap

bronzewing pigeon

tety

black coot

tilip

little waterhen, swamphen

*tun

bellbird

tup-tup

yellow-billed spoonbill

*tuthər

warbling grass parrot

*tyak-tyak

white ibis

tyali-kurrkuk

red-capped robin

tyambəl

white-winged chough

tyarra-tyarraty

hard-head duck

*tyerrap-tyerrap-karrthi

noisy friar bird

*tyerrkuk

brown hawk

tyilpən-tyilpən

brown song lark

tyinap

white cockatoo, sulphur-crested cockatoo

tyirən-tyirən-mula

black tailed waterhen

*tyir-katən

darter

tyirri-tyirrity

willie wagtail

tyirrm-tyirrm

mudlark

*tyityalert

stubble quail

*tyityert

red-backed parrot

tyiwalert

widgeon or pink-eared duck

tyiwarn

grey shrike thrush

tyune-tyunety

tawny frogmouth

tyurung-wil

emu

wa

crow or raven

walwalak

little black cormorant

wanggərrel

cormorant, large black and white

wany

egret, white crane

wathipuk, watyipuk

young one (of bird or animal)

wil

stone curlew

wilək-wilək

galah

*wiran

black cockatoo

wirimal

powerful owl

withən-wil yawirr

bird, general term 'feathered creature'

wityerrikong

budgerrigar

*wity-wity-mambul

welcome swallow

wuk-wuk

boobook owl

wurip

cockatiel, cockatoo-parrot

wutyert

blue-winged shoveller duck,

yanarang

sparrow hawk

*yapul-yapity

nankeen crane

yerratety-kurrk, yerratethkurrk

owlet-nightjar

*yirri-lil

blue wren