Sustained and delayed noisy miner suppression at an avian hotspot

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 636-643
Author(s):  
Ross Crates ◽  
Laura Rayner ◽  
Matthew Webb ◽  
Dejan Stojanovic ◽  
Colin Wilkie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Noisy Miner

Movement analyses reveal food-specific search patterns in the omnivorous Noisy Miner bird

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Sulikowski ◽  
Darren Burke
Keyword(s):  
Noisy Miner ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
Specific Search

Sex-biased hatching sequences in the cooperatively breeding Noisy Miner

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn E. Arnold ◽  
Simon C. Griffith ◽  
Anne W. Goldizen
Keyword(s):  
Noisy Miner ◽  
Cooperatively Breeding

Influence of the Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala on avian diversity and abundance in remnant Grey Box woodland

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merilyn J. Grey ◽  
Michael F. Clarke ◽  
Richard H. Loyn
Keyword(s):  
Bird Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Avian Diversity ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Experimental Removal ◽  
Noisy Miner ◽  
Insect Infestations ◽  
Eucalypt Woodlands ◽  
Manorina Melanocephala ◽  
The One

The abundance of an aggressive Australian honeyeater, the Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala, was reduced at four small (<8 ha) Grey Box Eucalyptus microcarpa woodland remnants by experimental removal. The diversity and abundance of small insectivorous and nectarivorous birds increased at three of the four sites (relative to matching control sites) over the twelve months following the removal of the Noisy Miners. The one exception occurred at a pair of sites where eucalypts began flowering at one site and finished at the other during the Noisy Miner removal period. These results, taken together with those from three earlier experiments where the abundance of Noisy Miners was reduced in Mugga Ironbark E. Sideroxylon woodland remnants, demonstrate that Noisy Miners affect avian diversity and abundance by aggressive exclusion of other species. In five out of seven experiments, Noisy Miners did not reinvade the small woodland remnants during the ensuing twelve months. When Noisy Miner abundance was reduced, increased populations of small insectivorous and nectarivorous birds used small degraded woodland remnants. Colonizing populations of small birds have the potential to reduce insect infestations and may assist in the recovery of dieback-affected woodland remnants. Research is continuing to test this hypothesis. Reducing the abundance of Noisy Miners in remnant eucalypt woodlands may also be a useful, short-term measure, which could assist in the recovery of threatened or endangered bird species.

Colonization of Cape York Peninsula by the Noisy Miner

1964 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 414-414
Author(s):  
H. R. Officer
Keyword(s):  
Noisy Miner ◽  
Cape York

Changes in populations of bird species in roadside softwood scrub remnants/farmland and open eucalypt forest in south-east Queensland, 1981 to 1993

1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 232 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. J. Leach
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Management ◽  
Species Turnover ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Eucalypt Forest ◽  
Noisy Miner ◽  
The Status ◽  
Monitoring Procedure

Long-term monitoring of bird species provides information on base-line populations and population trends required to ensure that habitat management is effective for their conservation. Two surveys in both spring and autumn over 12 years monitored populations at fixed points in roadside softwood scrub remnants plus adjoining farmland (softwood/farmland) and in eucalypt open forest in south-east Queensland. The main aims were to determine the status of species in each habitat, especially whether the status of any species was changing, and to assess the usefulness of the monitoring procedure. In all, 92 species were observed; 79 in the softwood/farmland and 74 in the eucalypt forest. From 49 to 56 species were observed each year in softwood/farmland and 34 to 46 in eucalypt forest. Annual species turnover in softwood/farmland was about half that in eucalypt forest; 39% of all species were observed every year in the former habitat, but only 19% in the latter. The Torresian Crow was most often observed in softwood/farmland and the Noisy Miner in eucalypt forest. The Torresian Crow was the only species to be among the five most observed in each habitat. Among other common species, 95% or more observations of Bar-shouldered Doves, Superb Fairy-wrens, Yellow Thornbills and Silvereyes were in softwood/farmland, whereas for Weebills, White-throated Gerygones, Buff-rumped Thornbills, White-throated Treecreepers and White-throated Honeyeaters at least 95% of observations were in eucalypt forest, confirming their strong habitat specificities. The number of birds observed increased linearly for eight species in softwood/farmland and six species in eucalypt forest, and decreased for five and four species, respectively, over the 12 years. The most significant trends were for the Crested Pigeon (increase) and Willie Wagtail (decrease) in softwood/farmland, while Peaceful Dove and Rufous Whistler decreased in both habitats. Several species which increased adapt well to partial clearing of woody vegetation and aggressively exclude others, e.g., Noisy Miner, butcherbirds and Pied Currawong. The trends may reflect insidious degradation of habitats. The main value of the survey method was for detecting changes of species that could be used as indicator species ? those that respond most rapidly to habitat change. While the method was efficient, wildlife managers would need to use it regularly to maintain skills, especially because most observations are of bird calls.

Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Higgins ◽  
Les Christidis ◽  
Hugh Ford
Keyword(s):  
Noisy Miner ◽  
Manorina Melanocephala

Genetic relatedness and sex predict helper provisioning effort in the cooperatively breeding noisy miner

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Barati ◽  
Rose L Andrew ◽  
Jamieson C Gorrell ◽  
Farzaneh Etezadifar ◽  
Paul G McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Noisy Miner ◽  
Cooperatively Breeding

Stop the bullying in the corridors: Can including shrubs make your revegetation more Noisy Miner free?

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Hastings ◽  
Andrew J. Beattie
Keyword(s):  
Noisy Miner

scholarly journals Extra-pair paternity is not driven by inbreeding avoidance and does not affect provisioning rates in a cooperatively breeding bird, the noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala)

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 244-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Barati ◽  
Rose L Andrew ◽  
Jamieson C Gorrell ◽  
Paul G McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Inbreeding Avoidance ◽  
Breeding Bird ◽  
Extra Pair Paternity ◽  
Noisy Miner ◽  
Cooperatively Breeding ◽  
Manorina Melanocephala
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