comb crested jacana

Scientific Name
Irediparra gallinacea
Category
Birds

Also called lily-trotter, Jesus bird or lotus bird in English. The Bininj Gunwok names e.g karrekuyengkuyeng refer to the prominence of the bird's lower legs karre meaning 'lower leg' and kuyeng meaning 'long'.

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Kunwinjku term
karrekuyengkuyeng
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Kundjeyhmi term
dakarrekuyengkuyeng
Kuninjku term
mandjorlok-mandjorlok
Kune/Mayali term
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Kundedjnjenghmi term
karrekuyengkuyeng
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