Yellow-Throated Miner

A gregarious grey honeyeater of arid and semi-arid woodland across inland Australia, usually encountered in noisy, active colonies rather than alone. Groups forage together through open eucalypt and acacia woodland for insects and nectar, and cooperatively defend communal nesting and roosting areas with persistent chattering calls. Any time of day tends to work, since colonies stay active and vocal for long stretches, but early morning brings the most activity around favoured trees.