Noisy Miner. The Noisy Miner is a very communal, family orientated bird. Physical description. Other common names: Micky bird, Noisy Mynah, Squeaker, Soldier-bird. Manorina melanocephala. They should be culled. A bold and curious bird with an average length of 25cm. The parents take turns rearing the chicks and very unusually, they get a lot of help from other males in their group. That doesn't matter, Sue Taylor argues.
SWOOPING birds are out in force during spring, and no one is safe — not even dogs. The chicks are given a lot of attention by their families, sometimes getting up to 50 visits to the nest in one hour.
The noisy miner is an incredibly destructive species—but they're natives, protected by legislation. While magpies are the usual suspects, noisy miner birds are also marking their territory.
More than 1,000 magpie attacks have been recorded this year, including one on … Black markings extend from the crown down over the ears and the sides of the throat. The head and back is grey with darker mottling across the shoulders.
The noisy miner is even more aggressive than Australia's swooping magpies, under-siege pedestrians have claimed.