- Manorina flavigula
Identification
22–28 cm (8¾-11 in)
- Olive-yellow forehead
- Grey crown, hindneck and neck sides
- Whitish scaling on neck sides
- Yellow wings and tail edges
- Pale grey underparts
- Light brown scalloping on breast
- White rump
- Black face
- Yellow bare eye skin, bill, legs and feet
- White tail tips
Distribution
Australia: found in New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- M. f. melvillensis:
- Melville and Bathurst Islands (Northern Territory)
- M. f. lutea:
- Fitzroy River, Western Australia to MacArthur River, Northern Territory
- M. f. wayensis:
- Interior of Australia, except in east; to west and south coasts
- M. f. obscura:
- South-west Western Australia (except extreme south-west)
- M. f. flavigula:
- North central Queensland to north-western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia
Habitat
Most types of wooded habitats, mallee, open Eucalypt forest, scrub, bushland and grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of invertebrates and nectar. Also some berries and fruit are occasionally taken.
Breeding
They construct a cup-shaped nest in a tree fork, from twigs and grasses. It is lined with wool, fur or feathers.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)
- Birds in Backyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-throated Miner. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-throated_Miner
External Links
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