Phaps chalcoptera
Common Bronzewing at Booth, ACT
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| Phaps chalcoptera | natureguy | 15 Jan 2021 | |
| Phaps elegans | KMcCue | 15 Jan 2021 |
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2 comments
15 Jan 2021
My thoughts are that the markings suggest this is a male Common Bronzewing, interested to know what others think.
15 Jan 2021
Yes Matthew, definitely just a male Common Bronzewing. They are larger than Brush Bronzewings, and lack rufous on the wings and upperparts which is really distinctive of Brush Bronzewings. The pale cream forehead shows this bird is a male, females have a grey forehead.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.082189-35.711858
- Altitude 692.3m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Jan 2021 07:48 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
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Species information
- Phaps chalcoptera Scientific name
- Common Bronzewing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1044.5m Recorded at altitude
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Nesting site
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