Noisy miner

Manorina melanocephala

The Noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala) is a bird found in Australia. Open woods, parks and gardens in eastern Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, nectar and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Manorina melanocephala
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Noisy miner lives

Open woods, parks and gardens in eastern Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs40%
🌸 Nectar30%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%
🍎 Fruit10%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Noisy miners live in groups and chase other birds out of their patch.

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Recorded by James Lambert (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC593937. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Noisy miner

Where does the Noisy miner live?

The Noisy miner lives in Australia. Open woods, parks and gardens in eastern Australia.

What does the Noisy miner eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), nectar (about 30%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Noisy miner endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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