Onomatopoeic, from the call it makes
ṣọ́kụ̀rọ́
- (Ekiti) a species of small to medium sized yellow passerine bird.
ṣọ́kụ̀rọ́ mi jẹ sẹ́rụn ṣe wọ́yọ̀wọ́yọ̀ a ti dé ulé èye mi l'Ụ̀gbàrà-Òkè- The ṣọ́kụ̀rọ́ bird that I eat make loud sounds along the path to my mother's house in Igbara-Oke
(a verse from the oriki of the town of Igbara-Oke)