Brush Bronzewing

Brush Bronzewing

Phaps elegans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
6 Verified records at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The brush bronzewing (Phaps elegans) is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae. It is endemic to Australia, with two biogeographically distinct subspecies. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brush Bronzewing sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
2 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
11 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brush Bronzewing in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Brush Bronzewing sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brush Bronzewing in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Brush Bronzewing in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in our monthly data.

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