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ENEndangeredEndemicInvertebrates
WoodlandCup nestSmall · 54 g
WoodlandCup nestSmall · 54 g
When to see the Black-eared Miner
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-eared Miner
Regular range
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-eared Miner
The black-eared miner is an endangered honeyeater endemic to mallee woodland in south-eastern Australia.
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Easily confused with
Bell MinerManorina melanophrysBell miners are the smallest of their genus, and differ from the other three predominantly grey miner species in having olive-green plumage, darker on the wings and yellower on the belly.
Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigulaThe yellow-throated miner's color and shape is very similar to the closely related noisy and black-eared miners.
Noisy MinerManorina melanocephalaThe noisy miner is a large honeyeater, 24–28 centimetres (9.4–11.0 in) in length, with a wingspan of 36–45 centimetres (14–18 in), and weighing 70–80 grams (2.5–2.8 oz).
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