# noisy miner

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A grey honeyeater (Manorina melanocephala), that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.

## Etymology
'Miner' is a spelling variant of 'myna', a name given to this bird due to its superficial resemblance to the myna.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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