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Black-eared Miner (Manorina melanotis)
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This bird has less extensive black facial mask, pale moustachial stripe and white tail tips. These are features of a Black-eared x Yellow-throated Miner hybrid.
ID: 88866
Photographer: © Ian Montgomery
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Location: Gluepot South Australia Australia
Date & Time: 20/4/09 9:16:50 AM
Original size (pixels): width 2004, height 1503
Aperture: f4.0
Shutter Speed: 1/3158 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