Minka Bird Explained

The Minka or Minka Bird is a bird, sometimes described as an owl, that featured in the stories of the Ngarrindjeri people of the Murray River in South Australia.

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The Minka bird, sometimes described as an owl, featured in the stories of the Ngarrindjeri people of the Murray River in South Australia.

The mulduwanke is a similar owl or bird of the Ngarrindjeri, but instead of foretelling death it stole children. Both were believed to live in dark recesses.[1]

References

  1. Berndt . Ronald . June 1940 . A Curlew and Owl Legend from the Narunga Tribe, South Australia . Oceania . 10 . 4 . 456–462 . 10.1002/j.1834-4461.1940.tb00306.x . 40327868.