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Stone [nynungourk]

This is probably a 'nickname' term, kurrk means 'red', and it may refer to the long pink beak; the term one would have expected is pathanggal, as in Mathimathi. (image - Nyan-Kurrk - Pelican by David Hughes - Bird Photography Australia - Facebook - with permission)

waterbird, Animals, Birds