Brush Bronzewing
Phaps elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPhaps (Australian Bronzewings)
- SpeciesPhaps elegans (Brush Bronzewing)
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.
Closest Relatives at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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.