Bell Miner

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iBell Miner

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Manorina
Species: M. melanophrys
Binomial name
Manorina melanophrys
(Latham, 1801)

The Bell Miner, Manorina melanophrys, is a colonial honeyeater endemic to southeastern Australia.

Bell Miners defend the colony area communally, excluding most other passerine species.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Manorina melanophrys. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern