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title: "Witstuithoningeter"
description: "Manorina flavigula — Vogels. The yellow-throated miner (Manorina flavigula) is a species of colonial honeyeater, endemic to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/yellow-throated-miner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Witstuithoningeter

> Manorina flavigula — Vogels. The yellow-throated miner (Manorina flavigula) is a species of colonial  honeyeater, endemic to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Manorina flavigula*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 3040
- Wikidata: [Q1078213](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1078213)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12223](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12223)

## Names

- en: Yellow-throated Miner
- de: Gelbstirnschwatzvogel
- es: Mielero goligualdo
- fr: Méliphage à cou jaune
- nl: Witstuithoningeter
- pl: Miodożer białorzytny

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2950)

## Summary

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…

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

## Photo

![Witstuithoningeter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-throated-miner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196265642

## Machine access

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