Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
- GenusManorina (Australian Miners)
- SpeciesManorina flavigula (Yellow-throated Miner)
The yellow-throated miner (Manorina flavigula) is a species of colonial honeyeater, endemic to Australia. It is also known as the white-rumped miner. The distinctive white rump is easy to observe in the field and distinguishes it from the other miner species. Yellow-throated miners are medium-sized, grey passerines with yellow throat markings, legs, and bare patches around the eye. The common name 'miner' is an alternative spelling of the word myna, mynah or minah, and is shared with other members of the genus Manorina. Though miners were originally named due to their resemblance to the common myna of South and Southeast Asia that shares similar yellow eye-patch and legs, common mynas are from the starling family and are not closely related to the honeyeater family. Wikipedia →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Miner sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 219 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata
Grey-headed Honeyeater
Ptilotula keartlandi
Crimson Chat
Epthianura tricolor
Pied Honeyeater
Certhionyx variegatus
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons
Orange Chat
Epthianura aurifrons
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Miner in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Miner sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 219 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-throated Miner in Ningaloo Marine Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-throated Miner in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.