yawu

English Word
kind of gull
Definition/cultural note

- Egginton/Tindale and bird expert Condon agree on Pacific Gull, though the former lists Larus pacificus while Condon lists Gabianus pacificus.- Egginton/Johnson suggests black gull or molly hawk.

Lexical Category
bird
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Birds
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Extra Information
probably Pacific Gull.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
seagull

yangara

English Word
crested tern
Different ways of saying this word
its not certain which is the correct way to say this word: yangara (with a soft ng as in singer) or yanggara (with a hard ng as in Angry).
Lexical Category
bird
Word Categories
Birds
Sound
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Scientific Name
Sterna bergi.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
tern

guuladi

English Word
butcher bird
Different ways of saying this word
kuuladi
Lexical Category
noun
bird
Sound
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Scientific Name
cracticus torquatus - grey variety.

gundima

English Word
a kind of duck or teal
Different ways of saying this word
guntima.
Definition/cultural note

- there is a disagreement about the exact identification of this bird. Even bird expert Condon lists both anas castanea (chestnut teal) and casarca tadornoides (mountain duck).- the source for this word has an r on the end, indicating that it is a shortened form of an older word - probably gundi-ngarri. (Ngarri duck is found in related language sources as mari.)- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

Lexical Category
noun
bird
Sound
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gudlyu

English Word
black swan
Different ways of saying this word
its not certain how to say this word: possibly gudlyu or kurdli.
Lexical Category
noun
bird
Word Categories
Birds
Sound
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Scientific Name
cygnus atratus.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
swan (black)

gayibulya

English Word
pardalote
Different ways of saying this word
different ways os saying this word: kayipulya
Definition/cultural note

bird specialist Condon identifies this specifically as the red-tipped pardalote, while Egginton/Tindale use it as a general word for related species.

Lexical Category
noun
bird
Sound
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Extra Information
different ways os saying this word: kayipulya

garugalardu

English Word
wood-swallow
Different ways of saying this word
different ways os saying this word: garugalartu, garrgulartu
Lexical Category
noun
bird
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
artamus species.

garganya

English Word
1.type of raptor - Nankeen kestrel or sparrowhawk; 2.the large star near Mangga Manggaridi (the Seven Sisters)
Different ways of saying this word
garkanya, karkanya, garlganya.
Definition/cultural note

bird expert Condon agrees with Egginton/Tindale that this is the Nankeen kestrel. Egginton/Johnson and Hughes+Giles/Tindale list sparrowhawk.- part of the Mangga Manggaridi (Seven Sisters) Dreaming.

Lexical Category
noun
bird
Word Categories
Birds
Sound
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Image
nankeenkestrel
Scientific Name
falco cenchroides.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
sparrowhawk

ganduwaru

English Word
species of wading bird, possibly snipe
Different ways of saying this word
kanduwaru
Lexical Category
noun
bird
Sound
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