Noisy Miner
Calls & Sounds
Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
The Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala) is a species of native Australian honeyeater found in a variety of habitats in eastern Australia. They have become overabundant in many disturbed habitats such as urban areas with parks and gardens. Due to their gregarious and territorial nature, Noisy Miner flocks tend to dominate other bird species and drive them away with aggressive behaviour.
What does a Noisy Miner sound like? Noisy Miners have a complex repertoire of vocalizations, and many of their calls are quite loud as the name suggests! Commonly heard calls include clear repetitive whistles, squeaky mewing calls, a stammering bubbly ‘teu’ series and sharp ‘tchip’ calls. This species is one of Australia’s alarm clock birds with a resonant repetitive dawn song consisting of clear whistled notes. Noisy Miners also have different alarm calls which indicate whether the threat is an aerial bird-of-prey or a ground predator.
Listen to some examples of Noisy Miner sounds below.
Listen to Noisy Miner Sounds
The audio in the video below captures a range of different Noisy Miner calls at dawn. Recorded in Weddin Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Noisy Miner – Dawn song
XC269671 Dawn song consisting of repetitive whistled phrases. Occasionally this song can also be heard at dusk. Recorded in Capertee National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Noisy Miner – ‘Tchip’ calls
XC233837 The commonly heard ‘tchip’ calls often given when birds are foraging and feeding. Recorded in Warrumbungles National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Noisy Miner – Flight song
XC206629 Upslurred double note whistle given by birds in flight. Not sure if this is a breeding display song or territorial. Recorded in Capertee National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Noisy Miner – Staccato calls
XC434551 Staccato calls. Recorded in Carnarvon National Park, Queensland, Australia.
Noisy Miner – Interaction calls
XC816083 Another call type – I’m not sure of the function of this call but it appears to be when birds within a group are squabbling. Recorded in Weddin Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Noisy Miner – Agitation calls
XC695203 Agitation calls as a Noisy Miner is harassing an Australian Raven. These calls are often given when Noisy Miners are mobbing another species. Recorded in Weddin Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Noisy Miner – Alarm calls (aerial predator)
XC434554 This sample features Noisy Miner alarm calls when an aerial bird-of-prey is detected. This sample was recorded in Carnarvon National Park, Queensland, Australia.
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Australian Bird Sounds
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- Black Cockatoo, Red-tailed
- Black Cockatoo, Yellow-tailed
- Boobook, Australian
- Bowerbird, Golden
- Bowerbird, Satin
- Bowerbird, Spotted
- Budgerigar
- Butcherbird, Grey
- Butcherbird, Pied
- Catbird, Spotted
- Cassowary, Southern
- Chowchilla
- Cockatiel
- Cockatoo, Palm
- Cuckoo, Channel-billed
- Cuckoo, Fan-tailed
- Currawong, Black
- Currawong, Pied
- Drongo, Spangled
- Emu
- Fairywren, Superb
- Frogmouth, Marbled
- Frogmouth, Papuan
- Frogmouth, Tawny
- Fruit Dove, Wompoo
- Honeyeater, Spiny-cheeked
- Kingfisher, Sacred
- Kite, Whistling
- Koel, Pacific
- Kookaburra, Blue-winged
- Kookaburra, Laughing
- Lyrebird, Superb
- Magpie, Australian
- Miner, Bell
- Miner, Noisy
- Nightjar, Large-tailed
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- Oriole, Green
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- Owl, Lesser Sooty
- Owl, Greater Sooty
- Owlet-nightjar, Australian
- Parrot, Eclectus
- Pitta, Noisy
- Rosella, Crimson
- Shrikethrush, Grey
- Songlark, Rufous
- Wagtail, Willie
- Whipbird, Eastern
- Whistler, Australian Golden
- Whistler, Rufous