as part of an Endangered Animals of the World project
organised by Cannelton Elementary School in Indiana, USA and Primary School De Wadden of Haarlem, Netherlands.
Black-eared Miner
Drawn by Andrew 6H
Common Name :
Black-eared Miner
Scientific Name :
Manorina melanotis
Habitat :
Dense mallee woodland of Victoria.
Diet :
The Black-eared Miner mainly eats insects off the ground or from under loose bark but sometimes eats fruit or nectar.
Size :
It is about 250mm.
Danger :
Cutting down mallee scrub to make way for farms has reduced the safe areas for this bird.
Cross breeding with the Yellow Throated Miner has produced sterile offspring and meant that the Black-eared Miner is nearly extinct.
Researched by :
Andrew 6H
Reference:
CD called "Wildinfo Australia"
Windows Version
Australian Endangered, Vulnerable and Extinct Fauna.
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