Bell Miner

Manorina melanophrys

Bournda Lake, SE NSW MVI_5351 20190305 - adult

Notes: Bill short, golden yellow. Olive-green plumage. Bare skin behind eye orange for adult,
yellow for immature, grey to pale yellow for juvenile. Noted for incessant bell-like calls, and
dominance of their patch. Sedentary. Feeds high in dense, tall wet eucalypt forests w. dense
understory.

Range from Morcombe^©

Royal Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_3058 20230705- CLICK for another pic. Charlie Moreland Camp, Kenilworth, SE Qld IMG_4220 20190709 Postman's Track, Lake Samsonvale, SE Qld IMG_1576 20220312 Mimosa Rocks, SE NSW MVI_5649 20190309 - adult Cunningham's Gap, SE Qld IMG_5431 20180614 - immature Postman's Track, Lake Samsonvale, SE Qld IMG_3790 20190705 - juvenile Postman's Track, Lake Samsonvale, SE Qld IMG_1583 20220312 Bournda Lake, SE NSW MVI_5353 20190305 St Georges Basin, E NSW MVI_0270 20170222

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