yellow eye patch and bill; grey body; barred breast (Australia; 2006-06-20)
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Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
Native Range:
Australian Region
Notes:
this honeyeater is a gregarious and social species, breeding and defending territories communally in social groups or "coteries"; group cohesion is facilitated by vocalizations, hence the bird's common name; a noisy and aggressive species that actively defends its territory; no sexual dimorphism.
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