OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Hughes (1995): Dobel

doʔu

•  heron; egret.

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta; Egretta sacra; Egretta intermedia; Egretta alba

Note: Refers to members of the Egretta family found in Aru, the little egret, the eastern reef-egret, the intermediate egret and the great egret.