Birds · A regular.
Bell Miner
Manorina melanophrys
First heard here 21 Sept · last heard 4 Nov · 14 days in the last year · 16 detections on record
Hear it
A clear recording song, recorded in Australia
Romuald Mikusek, xeno-canto, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Trimmed to 20 seconds.
What to look for
The bell miner or bellbird is a colonial honeyeater, endemic to southeastern Australia. The common name refers to their bell-like call. "Miner" is an old alternative spelling of "myna", and is shared with other members of the genus Manorina. The birds feed almost exclusively on the dome-like coverings, referred to as lerps, of certain psyllid bugs.
Read more on Wikipedia (Bell miner)
When it has been heard
Busiest day so far: Friday 25 September, 2 detections between 5:04am and 5:07am.
Time of day
Busiest around 5am. From 14 days with hourly counts.
| Day | Heard | First | Last | Peak confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | 1 | 5:20am | 5:20am | 80% |
| 30 Oct | 1 | 8:59am | 8:59am | 98% |
| 12 Oct | 1 | 5:32am | 5:32am | 74% |
| 7 Oct | 1 | 8:42am | 8:42am | 90% |
| 6 Oct | 1 | 5:55am | 5:55am | 89% |
| 4 Oct | 1 | 5:58am | 5:58am | 86% |
| 2 Oct | 1 | 4:53am | 4:53am | 77% |
| 1 Oct | 1 | 5:00am | 5:00am | 83% |
| 30 Sept | 1 | 5:00am | 5:00am | 90% |
| 28 Sept | 1 | 5:55pm | 5:55pm | 75% |
| 25 Sept | 2 | 5:04am | 5:07am | 77% |
| 24 Sept | 2 | 1:13am | 5:12am | 87% |
| 23 Sept | 1 | 5:13am | 5:13am | 78% |
| 21 Sept | 1 | 5:00am | 5:00am | 85% |
Detections are automatic and can be wrong.