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

kathing-pang

white-faced crane

kathəkarr

white cockatoo, corella,

*kawir

emu

kerrə-kerrək

kestrel, named from its call

*kirrkəmbul

banded stilt

*kul-wil

musk duck

kunawar

swan

kurng-kurng

kookaburra

kurrk-mali

eastern rosella 'blood-chest'

kurruluk

black-backed magpie

*kurən-kurən

rock-pebbler parrot

kurəwa

grebe

kuthun

brolga

*kuwir

bittern

*larəmbarnəm

pectoral rail

lawan

mallee hen

lerrəp

pectoral rail

lim

ring-necked or mallee parrot

lum

ring-neck parrot

*martər

swift

mert-meril

large black cormorant

*munyukəl

white winged chough

ngakak

magpie goose

ngakundal

mountain duck

nganggərrel

black-billed spoonbill

**nganguri

crested pigeon

nganə-wil

musk duck

nganək

wood duck

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

pin-pin

brown tree-creeper

*ping-ping

bald coot

*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

*tyir-katən

darter

tyirri-tyirrity

willie wagtail

tyirrm-tyirrm

mudlark

tyirən-tyirən-mula

black tailed waterhen

*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'

*wity-wity-mambul

welcome swallow

wityerrikong

budgerrigar

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