| Giggam (White Cockatoo)
| Totem animal for some Gubbi Gubbi families; connected to Moreton Bay Ash through skin names. Regarded as family. Can live up to 80-100 years. Associated with speaking and human connection.
| Whtite Cockatoo.mp3
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| Beer (Rainbow Lorikeet )
| Linked to 'Beerburrum' (burrum-wind) lorikeets signal nearby water and rain indicate seasonal changes through their presence. | Rainbow Lorikeet.mp3
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| Wee’yal (Black Cockatoo )
| Associated with rain when flying low and calling distressfully, it signals upcoming rain.
| Black Cockatoo.mp3
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| Yuen (Blue Mountain Parrot)
| Linked to fish migration mullet season) large flocks signal abundant fish and good fishing opportunities.
| Blue Mtn Parrot.mp3
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| Yulu (Dolphin)
| Dolphins worked in with the tribe (Godwin Beach shell midden/Dolphin point) Hunters would place a spear/stick into holes in the stone and create a vibrational sound, dolphins would drive the fish to that point, hunters would be ready with fishing nets. The tribe gave part of catch to dolphins to honor the bond. | Dolphin.mp3
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| Gunga (White-bellied Sea Eagle)
| Signaled when it was time to begin fishing by hunting after leader fish passed leaders were respected and not hunted. Deep cultural connection to landscape sounds. | Sea Eagle.mp3
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| Goranja (Moreton Bay Ash)
| Totem tree for Emu people (copiathan skin line) seen as a family member, slow- growing, sacred, and sometimes shaped as marker trees by ancestors.
| MBay Ash.mp3
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| Birri (Red Mangrove) | Called 'fingers' for its shape, it's sap was used to waterproof and strengthen fishing nets. Key to traditional net making.
| Red Mangrove.mp3
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| Talwalpin (Cotton Tree )
| Bark used to make fishing nets, very important for traditional fishing practices.
| Cotton Tree.mp3
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| Dillan / Dillung (White Ochre)
| Found at Redcliffe and Godwin Beach Ochre mounds. Used for body painting, artifacts, medicinal purposes (for stomach issues); important for ceremonial and daily life.
| White Ocre.mp3
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| Deebeer / Mibera (Oyster )
| Found in large shell middens(Godwinbeach midden) important seasonal food source.
| Oyster.mp3
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| Durra (Mullet)
| Name shared with the Red Stringybark tree, tree signals the arrival of mullet season (bark may shed from tree), crucial for traditional fishing.
| Mullet.mp3
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| Wowa / Wawa (Crow)
| Named after the sound it makes, highlights the Kabi Kabi Gubbi Gubbi philosophy that language is connected to animal sounds and the landscape.
| Crow.mp3
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