bush thick-knee

Scientific Name
Burhinus grallarius
Category
Birds

Also called the bush stone-curlew in English, there are basically two names in Bininj Kunwok, kurruwirluk and variations of kurruburlah (kurrubœrlah, kurrubirlah).

Name ka-kakre karri-kakbekkan name kurruwirluk.

It goes around at night and we can hear [its call] at night.

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Kunwinjku term
kurruwirluk
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Kundjeyhmi term
kurruwirluk
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Kuninjku term
kurruwirluk
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Kune/Mayali term
kurruburlah
Kundedjnjenghmi term
kurrubirlah
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