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title: "Belhoningeter"
description: "Manorina melanophrys — Vogels. The bell miner or bellbird (Manorina melanophrys) is a colonial honeyeater, endemic to southeastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/bell-miner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Belhoningeter

> Manorina melanophrys — Vogels. The bell miner or bellbird (Manorina melanophrys) is a colonial honeyeater, endemic to southeastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Manorina melanophrys*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 2951
- Wikidata: [Q3179448](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3179448)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12230](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12230)

## Names

- en: Bell Miner
- de: Glockenhonigfresser
- es: Mielero cejinegro
- fr: Méliphage à sourcils noirs
- nl: Belhoningeter
- pl: Miodożer zielony

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2774)

## Summary

The bell miner or bellbird (Manorina melanophrys) is a colonial honeyeater, endemic to southeastern Australia. The common name refers to their bell-like call. "Miner" is an old alternative spelling of "myna", and is shared with other members of the genus Manorina. The birds feed almost exclusively on the dome-like coverings, referred to as lerps, of certain psyllid bugs.
Bell miners live in large, complex, social groups. Within each group, there are subgroups consisting of several breeding pairs, but also including a number of birds that are not currently breeding. The nonbreeders help in providing food for the young…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_miner

## Photo

![Belhoningeter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bell-miner/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/253721706

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bell-miner?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).