rainbird

See also: Rainbird

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From rain +‎ bird, from the sound of their call, a beautiful liquid gurgle rising and falling like water pouring from a bottle.

Noun

rainbird (plural rainbirds)

  1. (South Africa) Any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, Centropus cupreicadus, Centropus senegalensis.
  2. (New Zealand) A grey warbler (Gerygone igata).
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