| Family: Meliphagidae |
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Adult on Cocos Palm in my garden - Nov 2003.
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Crash Landing - my garden - Dec 2003.
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Adult feeding - my garden - Dec 2003.
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| Status: Resident
/ Common |
| The
Noisy Miner is a small, noisy, honeyeater. It frequents gardens and parks and anywhere there are shrubs where flowers, pollen and insects might be found. They tend to travel in noisy small groups, all members of the colony assist in its defence and in bringing up the chicks. They will not hesitate to mob much larger birds which enter their territory, e.g. magpies and ravens. |
| Size: 24-28 cm |
| Voice: harsh calls and a piping 'pwee, pwee, pwee' |
| Nesting Ecology: cup-shaped nest made of twigs, bark and wood, frequently decorated outside with wood, and lined with hair or fine grass (they attack my hanging baskets and steal coconut fibre for nesting purposes). Jul-Dec. |
| Australian Distribution:
From Cairns, Qld down the East coast to about Adelaide, including Tas. |