noisy miner (manorina melanocephala) feeding on the ground : (pix sanjiv shukla)

noisy miner manorina melanocephala bird honeyeater family avian meliphagidae australia grey black head orange yellow beak patch white tail feather wing vocal song call alarm vocalisation eucalypt forest spotted gum box ironbark woodland park garden habitat eucalyptus gregarious territorial forage roost colony flock predator displays aggressive intruder tree trunk nectar fruit insect endemic dry burned farming grazing areas bathe communal association coterie coalition mobbing group feeding ground