What is the Aboriginal name for Magpie?

In Western Australia it is known as warndurla among the Yindjibarndi people of the central and western Pilbara, and koorlbardi amongst the south west Noongar peoples.

What is the Aboriginal word for bird?

There are many Aboriginal names for entire families of birds, such as e.g. “ducks”: chippia, kultown, murrara, tharalkoo.

What is a raptor in Australia?

Raptors are distributed Australia-wide. Several raptors frequent a variety of habitats and occur almost Australia-wide, including Tasmania and other large offshore islands. These include the Nankeen Kestrel, Brown Falcon, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Brown Goshawk, Collared Sparrowhawk and Southern Boobook.

What is the wedge-tailed eagles diet?

The Wedge-tailed Eagle feeds on live prey that consists of rabbits, mammals, lizards, possums, foxes and feral cats. Carrion (dead and decaying animals) is another major food source, such as road kill or dead stock. Up to 40 birds have been recorded at a carcass, yet only 2 or 3 will feed at one time.

How long have the Noongar people been in Australia?

Archaeological evidence from Perth and Albany suggests that the Noongar people have lived in the area for at least 45,000 years.

Which is the best name for a Noongar bird?

Ma–ori names are frequently used by scientists as the preferred vernacular name, e.g. hihi, kakapo, and pukeko. There are several reasons for preparing an exhaustive synthesis of Noongar and other Aboriginal names for south-west WA bird species. First, it is 60 years since the first synthesis was published by Serventy and Whittell (1948).

What is the Noongar way of time reckoning?

“Light time” could be described as a Noongar way of time reckoning using a system of daily categories based on the intensity of light from dawn to dusk.

Why are Ravens important to the Noongar people?

For the Noongar people of Western Australia, the wardong/Australian Raven holds great spiritual meaning with almost half of the people adopting them as their animal totem. Totems, or kobongs, are plants or animals that people inherit or choose to protect and control their environment.