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The Black-eared miner (Manorina melanotis) is a bird found in Australia. Found in Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Black-eared miner lives

Found in Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs90%
• 🌸 Nectar10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Black-eared miner

Recorded by Pieter de Groot Boersma (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC326233. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Black-eared miner

Where does the Black-eared miner live?

The Black-eared miner lives in Australia. Found in Australia.

What does the Black-eared miner eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black-eared miner endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Shore dotterel
• Buff-breasted buttonquail
• New Zealand rock wren
• Baudin's black cockatoo
• Carnaby's black cockatoo
• Amsterdam albatross

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.