Noisy Miner (1/19)

PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Manorina melanocephala  

The Noisy Miner is a noisy, bright and bubbly bird, and a well-known one in the east of Australia, from northern Queensland to Victoria, Tasmania and around Adelaide.

Being a native honeyeater, they do love nectar but prefer a good insect, caterpillar and grasshopper or two, gaining a good reputation of pest controller among organic gardeners. The Noisy Minor is a very social bird that lives in colonies in open woodlands, eucalypt forests, parks and suburban gardens.

Delightful little mobsters that gather together within seconds when necessary, to collectively disperse threats, compete for nectar and create 'bird song'.

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