Currawong Spiritual Meaning Long ago it was said the currawong’s call was the voices of Australian Ancestors of the land coming back as ghosts.To haunt those disrespecting the land and its serpent waters. Backyard buddies are also the local people who value the living things around them, like the Pied Currawong, and are willing to protect and encourage them by doing a few simple things around their own homes. Etymology The term currawong itself is derived from the call of the pied currawong. Subspecies Breeding subregion Nonbreeding subregion Extinct Strepera versicolor versicolor e to se Black Currawong (Strepera fuliginosa) bird sounds on dibird.com. currawong は アボリジニの言葉 から来ているそう。この子は ゴールドコースト の動物園で 歌ってました。 そう、歌ってた！なんでビデオ取らなかったんだ！私のばかばかばか！ 気になる方は" pied currawong call" で検索してみて！ Pied Currawong One of my favourite bird calls is that of the Currawong. The material is gathered by both sexes, but the female builds the nest, which is placed in a high tree fork, up to 20 m above the ground. However, the exact origin of term is unclear; the most likely antecedent is the word garrawaŋ from the local Jagera language from the Brisbane region, although the Dharug word gurawaruŋ from the Sydney basin is a possibility. The Pied Currawong is a backyard buddy. As you will know from my 2nd Edition, this bird is known to be the great opportunist, being one of our very cunning territorial Aussie birds. Language Translation Catalan carnisser fuliginós Chinese 黑噪钟鹊 Czech Flétnák tasmanský, flétňák Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor) bird call sounds on dibird.com. The Pied Currawong's nest is a bowl of sticks, lined with grasses and other soft material. The Breeding behaviours The Pied Currawong's nest is a bowl of sticks, lined with grasses and other soft The main call is a loud "currawong", which gives the bird its name. Breeding in Australasia: Tasmania; can be seen in 1 country. Breeding in Australasia: s Australia; can be seen in 1 country. I have read that the name is onomatopoeic, meaning that it derives from the sound of their call and it doesn't take too much imagination to translate the repetitive, double-barrelled "caw-aw, caw-aw" into "currawong, currawong". Other frequent sounds include deep croaks and a wolf whistle. The Pied Currawong is also nesting in the park, and is making sure its nest is near sufficient nests and nestlings of other small birds so it can feed its young.