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See also: Rainbird
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
rain + bird, from the sound of their call, a beautiful liquid gurgle rising and falling like water pouring from a bottle.
Noun[edit]
rainbird (plural rainbirds)
- (South Africa) Any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, Centropus cupreicadus, Centropus senegalensis.
- (New Zealand) A grey warbler (Gerygone igata).