Common Bronzewing
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Common Bronzewing

Phaps chalcoptera

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nitmiluk National Park
25 Verified records at Nitmiluk National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) is a species of medium-sized, heavily built pigeon. Native to Australia and one of the country's most common pigeons, the common bronzewing is able to live in almost any habitat, with the possible exception of very barren areas and dense rainforests. Its advertising call is an extraordinary mournful whooo repeated at metronomic intervals. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bronzewing sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park

Bar-shouldered Dove
LC

Bar-shouldered Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geopelia humeralis

70–80% · Very likely
Peaceful Dove
LC

Peaceful Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geopelia placida

50–60% · Likely
Crested Pigeon
LC Endemic

Crested Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ocyphaps lophotes

5–10% · With luck
Diamond Dove
LC Endemic

Diamond Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geopelia cuneata

5–10% · With luck
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
LC

Torresian Imperial-Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ducula spilorrhoa

5–10% · Rare
Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
LC Endemic

Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrophassa rufipennis

Insufficient data
Partridge Pigeon
LC Endemic

Partridge Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geophaps smithii

Insufficient data
Spinifex Pigeon
LC Endemic

Spinifex Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geophaps plumifera

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
7 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
8 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
9 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
16 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
17 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
18 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Bronzewing in Nitmiluk National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bronzewing sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Bronzewing in Nitmiluk National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Common Bronzewing in Nitmiluk National Park in our monthly data.

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