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Black-eared Miner Manorina melanotis



Family: Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Authority: (Wilson, 1911)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very small breeding population that is declining as a result of fire combined with ongoing hybridisation with Yellow-throated Miners M. flavigula, and is therefore classified as Endangered.



Population size: 400-2000, 1000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 14,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - Australia
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black-eared Miner Manorina melanotis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-eared-miner-manorina-melanotis on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.