Black-eared Miner photo image 1 of 4 by Ian Montgomery at birdway.com.au

Black-eared Miner (Manorina melanotis)

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Black-eared Miner black_eared_miner_89351.psd

This bird shows darker moustachial stripe, grey rump, good black facial mask and (in separate photo) no white tips on tail. It is probably therefore a reasonably pure Black-eared Miner.

ID: 89351
Photographer: © Ian Montgomery
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Location: Gluepot South Australia Australia
Date & Time: 21/4/09 8:50:46 AM

Original size (pixels): width 2000, height 1500

Aperture: f11.3
Shutter Speed: 1/128 sec
Focal Length: 500.0 mm

Some of the wild Black-eared Miners at Gluepot show evidence of hybridization with Yellow-throated Miners. Features to look for in Black-eared Miners are: moustachial stripe darker than the throat; grey, rather than white, rump not contrasting with lower back; black mask over and behind eye and no distinct white band on tail tip.

Gallery revised on Sunday, 14 February 2016