Common Bronzewing
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Common Bronzewing

Phaps chalcoptera

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Maria Island National Park
11 Verified records at Maria Island National Park
May 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% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bronzewing sighting in Maria Island National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Maria Island National Park

Brush Bronzewing
LC Endemic

Brush Bronzewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaps elegans

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 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 Maria Island National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bronzewing sighting in Maria Island National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Common Bronzewing in Maria Island National Park in our monthly data.

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