In the ongoing Canada Goose discussion, somebody talked about the introduced
COMMON MINERS!
This is absolutely wrong:
MINERS are honeyeaters and are native to Australia.
You were talking about COMMON MYNAS (aka Common Mynahs), which are introduced
starlings from Asia.
I had to explain to non-birding Australians many times that Noisy Miners are
native, but I am surprised that this needs to be explained in this group too :-(
Nikolas
Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula
Black-eared Miner Manorina melanotis
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Nikolas Haass
Sydney, NSW
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