tjuḻpu maṉngutjara tjuṯa

birds with nests

tjuuny-tjuunypa
grey-crowned babbler (Pomatostomus temporalis)

id:9829 order:346

Tjuuny-tjuunypa tjuṯa tjungu nyinara alpiri kinkinmankupai tjiṉṯukutu.
Grey-crowned babblers sit around together babbling in the trees at sunrise.
nyii-nyii
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

id:9830 order:347

Watingku nyii-nyii tjuṯa nyakula kulilpai, “Kapingka-mantiya nyinakatinyi.”
When a man sees zebra finches he thinks, “There must be water lying over there.”
mininy-mininypa
yellow-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)

id:9831 order:348

Mininy-mininypa mantangka ngatiṟa pupapai munu mantangkaṯu ngampu tjunkupai.
The yellow-rumped thornbill rests in a a hollow in the ground that it makes and also lays it’s eggs straight on the ground.
miititi
crimson chat (Ephthianura tricolor)

id:9832 order:349

Miititi winki putingka nyinara mantangka para-waṟarakatipai kuyiku.
There are lots of crimson chat in the bush hopping around on the ground looking for worms.
kaaṉka
crow (Corvus bennetti)

id:9817 order:332

Kaaṉkangku raputji tjuṯa maḻantaṟa ngalkulpai.
Crows eat all the scraps left lying around.
araḻapaḻpaḻpa
crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

id:9818 order:333

Araḻapaḻpaḻtu nyaḻpi katuringkula wangkatjingalpai.
The crested pigeon makes a sound when it lifts (flaps) its wings.