Minka Bird

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.