Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula· 吸蜜鸟科(2 photos)
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Yellow-throated Miner
25-27.5 cm. Paler than Noisy Miner, with whitish rump. Crown grey; black mask extends to silver-tipped ear-coverts, with whitish, yellow-fringed spot behind; forehead, chin and foreneck often washed yellow; yellow gape extends under eye beside white whisker-mark. Dark race obscura 'Dusky Miner' in s. WA has sooty mask. Immature: markings softer; throat yellower. Companies larger than Noisy Miners; ventures farther from woodland.
- Other name
- White-rumped Miner; 'Dusky Miner' (s. WA).
- Voice
- keener, higher-pitched than Noisy.
- Habitat
- drier woodlands, scrublands; grasslands with flowering shrubs; drier coastal scrubs, banksia-woodlands, heaths; golf courses, gardens. In inland and WA, occupies river red gums on watercourses.
- Breeding
- July-Dec., or after rains.
- Nest
- like Noisy Miner; often lower.
- Eggs
- 3-4; salmon-pink/salmon-red; spotted, blotched darker.
- Range & Status
- widespread mainland Aust., except coastal e. and se. Aust., C. York Pen. (Q), e. coastal NT, driest deserts. Common; patchy. Sedentary; local nomadic movements.
- Distribution key to races
- 1. Manorina flavigula melvillensis 2. Manorina flavigula lutea 3. Manorina flavigula flavigula 4. Manorina flavigula wayensis 5. Manorina flavigula obscura
