Thread: Bloody Indian Miner Birds

When you say Dove is it a dove or a Pidgeon? the european pidgeon is an introduced pest also.

We used to have mangey Indian Mynas, they had lice or some parasites on them. Ugly looking critters. We befriended a family of Magpies and feed them. The maggies are territorial and will not tolerate and Indian Mynas and scare them away pronto. So our Myna problem is solved

The Noisy Miner is native to Australia:


The Indian Myna is an introduced pest:


These I can't stand.

More info here:
Indian Myna and Noisy Miner birds

Daughter was to upset so did not go over and take a close look. It looked like a turtle dove (not sure if that is what you call them in Aus) little to small to be an adult pigeon but may have been a juvenile.

It was the noisy miner - so being indigenous puts it off my catapult list. Still bloody vicious little buggers.

X 2 for magies, saw a magpie take out a myna while 4 other mynas were trying to 'intervene'. That magpie was tough and quick.

Check with your council, some offer a baiting program and supply cages for you to catch em.

When I have time, some go to a better place. Winchester make Zeds.

Originally Posted by HarryO

Daughter was to upset so did not go over and take a close look. It looked like a turtle dove (not sure if that is what you call them in Aus) little to small to be an adult pigeon but may have been a juvenile.

It was the noisy miner - so being indigenous puts it off my catapult list. Still bloody vicious little buggers.

If it was native Noisy Miners slaying an introduced Spotted Turtle Dove I'm all for it and they are showing excellent awareness of environmental issues.

A bunch of noisy miners make it dangerous to go for a walk around my house for a couple of months each year.
And I live in the suburbs. They're a royal PITA.

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I get both here at different times. Generally when the noisy miners are here, the indian myna numbers are down. When the noisy miners numbers are down, the 12g comes out to keep the indian mynas in check.


The native noisy I'm ok with, the indian winged rats im not