Ecology: Bell Miners
Bell miners are small, territorial honeyeaters indigenous to Australia.
They aggressively defend their community against all other birds.
Their preferred habitat is similar to that of helmeted honeyeaters, and foraging behaviour is similar.
The presence of bell miners appears to reduce the number of available breeding territories for helmeted honeyeaters.
Extirpations of local helmeted honeyeater populations have been associated with increases in bell miner population density. Photograph by Peter Menkhorst.