Words for Category: Birds

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karrurrayi

black-tailed waterhen

nganək

wood duck

ngarrkərel

straw-necked ibis

*munyukəl

white winged chough

perrəth-perrəth

spur-winged plover

withən-wil yawirr

bird, general term 'feathered creature'

wil

stone curlew

wathipuk, watyipuk

young one (of bird or animal)

tyurung-wil

emu

*tyerrap-tyerrap-karrthi

noisy friar bird

*tun

bellbird

*purunggi

little quail

*pulerrn-pulerrn

lyrebird

*ngel-ngel

speckled duck

lerrəp

pectoral rail

lawan

mallee hen

*larəmbarnəm

pectoral rail

kurruluk

black-backed magpie

*kawir

emu

kathəkarr

white cockatoo, corella,

*yapul-yapity

nankeen crane

wany

egret, white crane

kathing-pang

white-faced crane

*kathapi mananderra

white crane

*tyak-tyak

white ibis

tyirən-tyirən-mula

black tailed waterhen

tilip

little waterhen, swamphen

kerrə-kerrək

kestrel, named from its call

kurrk-mali

eastern rosella 'blood-chest'

kurəwa

grebe

kurng-kurng

kookaburra

kunawar

swan

wurip

cockatiel, cockatoo-parrot

*tyityert

red-backed parrot

*tuthər

warbling grass parrot

*pili-ngarri

bull-oak parrot

lum

ring-neck parrot

lim

ring-necked or mallee parrot

*kurən-kurən

rock-pebbler parrot

kuthun

brolga

wanggərrel

cormorant, large black and white

walwalak

little black cormorant

purp

little black and white shag or cormorant

mert-meril

large black cormorant

wutyert

blue-winged shoveller duck,

tyiwalert

widgeon or pink-eared duck

tyarra-tyarraty

hard-head duck

pener

teal duck

ngare

black duck

nganə-wil

musk duck

ngakundal

mountain duck

*kul-wil

musk duck

tup-tup

yellow-billed spoonbill

nganggərrel

black-billed spoonbill

kakat

white ibis

ngathang-wil

nankeen crane

ngakak

magpie goose

ngarrawu

bustard

pandelang

whistling kite (eagle)

**ngarrayil

eaglehawk, wedge-tailed eagle

pin-pin

brown tree-creeper

pirndety

noisy miner

tap

bronzewing pigeon

**nganguri

crested pigeon

tety

black coot

*ping-ping

bald coot

tyambəl

white-winged chough

tyali-kurrkuk

red-capped robin

tyilpən-tyilpən

brown song lark

tyirrm-tyirrm

mudlark

tyinap

white cockatoo, sulphur-crested cockatoo

tyirri-tyirrity

willie wagtail

**nyan-kurrk

pelican

tyiwarn

grey shrike thrush

wa

crow or raven

tyune-tyunety

tawny frogmouth

wilək-wilək

galah

wirimal

powerful owl

wuk-wuk

boobook owl

wityerrikong

budgerrigar

yanarang

sparrow hawk

*tyerrkuk

brown hawk

*pir

hawk, harrier

*karrkun-karrkun

reed-warbler

*kirrkəmbul

banded stilt

*kamərilak

osprey

*kalalək

Major Mitchell Cockatoo

*karrwit

marsh tern

*kuwir

bittern

*martər

swift

*pap-pithən

silvergrey gull

*pert pert ngaluk

black-fronted dotterel

*pirrimpirr

bee eater

*tyityalert

stubble quail

*tyir-katən

darter

*wiran

black cockatoo

*wity-wity-mambul

welcome swallow

*yirri-lil

blue wren

yerratety-kurrk, yerratethkurrk

owlet-nightjar