Giving First Nations names to our bird species is a lot more complex – and contentious – than you might think
- Written by Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
ShuterstockFirst Peoples’ names for animals and plants undeniably enrich Australian culture. But to date, few names taken from a language of Australia’s First Peoples have been widely applied to birds.
About 2,000 Australian bird species and subspecies occur in Australia and its territories. However, just 35 of these have common names...
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