BirdUp · Species
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala(Latham, 1801)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Manorina
At a glance
The Noisy Miner is a medium-sized bird, about 24–28 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 24–28 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Noisy Miner look like?
The Noisy Miner is a medium-sized bird, about 24–28 cm long and weighing 40–94 g.
The noisy miner is a bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae, and is endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia. This miner is a grey bird, with a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, a distinctive yellow patch behind the eye, and white tips on the tail feathers. The Tasmanian subspecies has a more intense yellow panel in the wing, and a broader white tip to the tail. Males, females and juveniles are similar in appearance, though young birds are a brownish-grey. As the common name suggests, the noisy miner is a vocal species with a large range of songs, calls, scoldings and alarms, and almost constant vocalisations, particularly from young birds. One of four species in the genus Manorina, the noisy miner itself is divided into four subspecies. The separation of the Tasmanian M. m. leachi is of long standing, and the mainland birds were further split in 1999.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Noisy Miner?
The Noisy Miner is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
What sound does a Noisy Miner make?
Recordings of the Noisy Miner on BirdUp feature its call.
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James Ray · Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia
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Lisa D. · Croydon VIC 3136, Australia
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Richard Littauer · Bronte Rd, Bronte, NSW, AU
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Thomas Jaeger · Victoria, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Noisy Miner eat?
The Noisy Miner feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen, terrestrial invertebrates and terrestrial vertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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