Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
- GenusManorina (Australian Miners)
- SpeciesManorina melanocephala (Noisy Miner)
The noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala) 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. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Noisy Miner sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park
Bell Miner
Manorina melanophrys
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Scarlet Myzomela
Myzomela sanguinolenta
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus
Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Noisy Miner in Springbrook National Park?
About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Noisy Miner sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Noisy Miner in Springbrook National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Noisy Miner in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.