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Cockatiel - Aboriginal informationAlternative names: "Quarrion", "Cockatoo Parrot", "Weero" Aboriginal names: "ooya", "wiyaarr" [yuwaalaraay]; "wooraling", "wira" (WA) Size: 31-33 cm Weight: 88-178 g |
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Spiritual significance
The Cockatiel features in some Aboriginal creation stories. A few examples are reproduced or listed here.
K. L. Parker (J. Lambert ed.) tells the story of "The Redbreasts", about Ooya and Gidgerigar (p. 104; Inner Traditions International, 1993 ed.). This story explains how Ooya and Gidgerigar were transformed into birds before being taken to heaven.
Disclaimer: Not being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, we make no claim of intellectual ownership of any of the information presented here. We merely collect facts and stories documented by others. Credits/references are listed HERE.