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[[Image:Noisy_Miner.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|jimmclean|jimmclean}}<br/>Sydney, [[Australia]]]]
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;[[:Category:Manorina|Manorina]] melanocephala
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Photo taken: Sydney, Australia
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24–28 cm (9½-11 in)
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*Grey body
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The Noisy Miner is a bold and curious bird. It is identified by its mostly grey body and black crown and cheeks. The bill is yellow, as are the legs and the naked skin behind the eye. The name is well suited as the common calls - loud 'pwee pwee pwee' and a piping 'pee pee pee' when alarmed - are uttered repeatedly by the members of the colony.
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*Black crown and cheeks
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*Yellow bill, legs and bare skin behind the eye
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Despite their moderate size (28 cm), Noisy Miners aggressively attack larger birds such as hawks and kookaburras. These attacks may be so vigorous that most other birds are excluded from an area occupied by Noisy Miners.
 
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The similar Yellow-throated Miner, M. flavigula, has a grey crown, white rump, and a line of bare yellow skin on the sides of the throat.
 
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People often confuse miners with the introduced Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis. The Common Myna is quite different in plumage (mostly dark brown) and, although it has similar facial markings, belongs to the starling family, while the miners are honeyeaters.
 
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Noisy Miners range from northern Queensland along the eastern coast to South Australia and Tasmania.  
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[[Australia]]: found in [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]], [[Victoria]], and [[Tasmania]].  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:The noisy miner Manorina melanocephala 3.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juveniles<br />Photo by {{user|peterpeterpumpkineater|David M Sargeant}}<br />Marcoola on the Sunshine Coast. Queensland, Australia]]
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There are four subspecies.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>
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*''M. m. titaniota''
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**Interior of southern Cape York Peninsula, northeastern [[Queensland]]
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*''M. m. lepidota''
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**Eastern [[Australia]]
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*''M. m. melanocephala''
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**Southeastern [[Australia]]
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*''M. m. leachi''
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**Eastern [[Tasmania]]
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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They are found in woodlands and open forests. They have also become well adapted to suburban situations and are a common sight in parks and gardens.
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Woodlands and open forests.  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The Noisy Miner feeds on nectar, fruits and insects. Very occasionally they will eat small reptiles and amphibians. Food is either taken from trees or on the ground. In keeping with its highly social nature, the Noisy Miner usually feeds in large groups.
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====Diet====
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Their main diet consists of invertebrates and nectar, with the addition of seeds and fruit. Occasionally they will also eat small reptiles and frogs.
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Breeding  
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====Breeding====
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Noisy Miners breed in small to large colonies. The season extends from July to December and several broods may be reared in this time. The female constructs the nest and incubates the eggs alone, but both sexes will care for and feed the young birds. Additional 'helpers' usually also feed the young. Interestingly, these helpers are almost always male birds.  
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The female constructs the nest and incubates the eggs alone, but both sexes will care for and feed the young birds. Additional 'helpers' usually also feed the young. These helpers are almost always male birds.  
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==Gallery==
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Click on photo for larger image
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Image:Noisy miner dust bath.jpg|''ssp. melanocephala''<br />Photo by {{user|colonelboris|colonelboris}}<br />Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, [[Australia]], September 2009
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Image:The noisy miner Manorina melanocephala 4.jpg|Photo by {{user|peterpeterpumpkineater|David M Sargeant}}<br />Marcoola on the Sunshine Coast. Queensland, Australia
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#NSW.gov.aus
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
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{{ref}}
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==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Manorina+melanocephala }}
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{{Video|Noisy_Miner}}
  
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*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/data/528/1568noisy_minerDSC_00941-thumb.JPG View more images of Noisy Miner in the gallery]
 
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[[Category:Birds]]
 

Revision as of 21:57, 8 February 2018

Photo by jimmclean
Sydney, Australia
Manorina melanocephala

Identification

24–28 cm (9½-11 in)

  • Grey body
  • Black crown and cheeks
  • Yellow bill, legs and bare skin behind the eye

Distribution

Australia: found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Juveniles
Photo by David M Sargeant
Marcoola on the Sunshine Coast. Queensland, Australia

There are four subspecies.1

  • M. m. titaniota
    • Interior of southern Cape York Peninsula, northeastern Queensland
  • M. m. lepidota
  • M. m. melanocephala
  • M. m. leachi

Habitat

Woodlands and open forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of invertebrates and nectar, with the addition of seeds and fruit. Occasionally they will also eat small reptiles and frogs.

Breeding

The female constructs the nest and incubates the eggs alone, but both sexes will care for and feed the young birds. Additional 'helpers' usually also feed the young. These helpers are almost always male birds.

Gallery

Click on photo for larger image

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. NSW.gov.aus
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)

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