Noisy Miner: how to recognise it
A bird of Oceania. Learn the marks that make it easy to identify, then practise with real photographs in Lore.
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- Scientific name
- Manorina melanocephala
- Family
- Honeyeaters
- Size
- About 26 cm
- Habitat
- Open woodland, parks and gardens
- Found in
- Oceania
The key marks
Grey bird with a black cap, a yellow bill and a bare yellow patch behind the eye. Red Wattlebird is streaked brown-grey with a red wattle and a yellow belly patch.
Voice
Loud, piping 'pwee-pwee' calls, given by many birds together.
Good to know
It lives in groups and aggressively chases and mobs other birds, even larger ones, from its territory.
Do not confuse with
Compare it with the Red Wattlebird. Look at the marks above one by one rather than the overall colour, and practise telling the two apart with real photos.
Where and when
You can expect to find it in open woodland, parks and gardens. It is especially common in Australia. Distribution changes with the seasons and from year to year, so check a recent local observation source before you go looking.