Manorina melanocephala
Noisy Miner at Higgins, ACT
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| Manorina melanocephala | MichaelBedingfield | 21 Oct 2026 | |
| Caligavis chrysops | CarbonAI | 18 Oct 2026 | |
| Manorina melanocephala | AlisonMilton | 18 Oct 2026 |
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User's notes
Urban survey O'Sullivan Street Higgins control site
2 comments
21 Oct 2026
Hi Alison. This is not up to your usual high standard of photo. Are you sure it is a Noisy Miner?
21 Oct 2026
Yes definately noisy miners Just didn't get good shots. I wouldn't have posted normally, but it was part of Michael's urban survey so I wanted to be sure to include the species at the site.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.028777-35.237431
- Altitude 912.6m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 11 Oct 2026 01:36 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton 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 912.6m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Manorina (Myzantha) melanocephala
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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