Black-eared miner
Manorina melanotis (F. E. Wilson, 1911)
The black-eared miner (Manorina melanotis) is a species in the family Meliphagidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 54 g to 54.3 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the black-eared miner
- Weight
- 54 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the black-eared miner live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The black-eared miner is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the black-eared miner?
The black-eared miner (Manorina melanotis) is an endangered honeyeater endemic to mallee woodland in south-eastern Australia.
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Is the black-eared miner endangered?
The black-eared miner is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.
How is the black-eared miner classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMeliphagidae
- genusManorina
- SpeciesManorina melanotis (F. E. Wilson, 1911)
Synonyms Manorina flavigiula melanotis, Manorina flavigula melanotis, Manorina fulvigula melanotis, Myzantha flavigula wilsoni, Myzantha melanotis, Myzantha obscura perplexa
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- Black–eared minerEnglish
- Black–eared minerEnglish
- menjamel caranegreCatalan
- medosavka černoucháCzech
- Sortøret BjældefuglDanish
- MalleeschwatzvogelGerman
- nigrorela mielmanĝuloEsperanto
- Mielero orejinegroSpanish
- naamiomesikkoFinnish
- Méliphage à oreillons noirsFrench
- crnouhi medojedCroatian
- feketefülű mézmadárHungarian
- Manorina guancenereItalian
- ミミグロミツスイJapanese
- juodaausė manorinaLithuanian
- Aniłtʼánii yildeełí binákʼee halzhinígííNavajo
- ZwartoorhoningeterDutch
- svartørehonningeterNorwegian
- miodożer czarnouchyPolish
- papa-mel-de-faces-pretasPortuguese
- papa-mel-de-orelha-pretaPortuguese
- Черноухая маноринаRussian
- medárik čiernosluchýSlovak
- Crnouhi minerSerbian
- svartörad honungsstareSwedish
- Kara Pınarlı Geveze BalkuşuTurkish
- манорина чорнощокаUkrainian
- 黑耳礦鳥Chinese
- 黑耳矿吸蜜鸟Chinese
Relatives of the black-eared miner
Other species in the same genus Manorina.
Noisy miner
Manorina melanocephala
Yellow-throated miner
Manorina flavigula
Bell miner
Manorina melanophrys
CompareBlack-eared miner vs Noisy minerBlack-eared miner vs Yellow-throated minerBlack-eared miner vs Bell miner
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-eared miner?
An adult black-eared miner weighs 54 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the black-eared miner live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the black-eared miner for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the black-eared miner endangered?
The black-eared miner is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the black-eared miner?
The black-eared miner (Manorina melanotis) belongs to the family Meliphagidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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