Manorina melanocephala
Noisy Miner at Queanbeyan, NSW
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| Manorina melanocephala | MichaelBedingfield | 7 Oct 2025 | |
| Manorina melanocephala | CarbonAI | 7 Oct 2025 | |
| Manorina melanocephala | NathanaelC | 7 Oct 2025 |
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I know, just a Noisy Miner. But what got my attention was the treecreeper-like behaviour, deftly hopping laterally and vertically up the trunk of the Casuarina tree. It couldn't maintain this for long, and would go to ground every 15 seconds or so to rest.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.238043-35.349140
- Maps Queanbeyan River
- Places Queanbeyan, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Oct 2025 08:49 AM Recorded on
- NathanaelC Recorded by
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Species information
- Manorina melanocephala Scientific name
- Noisy Miner Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 895.3m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Manorina (Myzantha) melanocephala
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