Phaps chalcoptera
Common Bronzewing at Stirling, ACT
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| Phaps chalcoptera | natureguy | 10 Feb 2021 | |
| Spilopelia chinensis | natureguy | 24 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | EggShell | 24 Jan 2021 |
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8 comments
24 Jan 2021
I have listened to some Spotted Dove calls on YouTube and the call I heard today was nothing like that. It was just one repetitive deep , muffled honking note. At first I thought it was a distant siren of some sort!
10 Feb 2021
Hey EggShell, have you tried listening to some Common Bronzewing calls? Let me know if that sounds more like what you heard.
10 Feb 2021
Hi Matthew. Yes that’s it! Exactly what I heard. At first I thought it was some distant alarm because it was so repetitive and then I realised it was coming from a tree. 😀
10 Feb 2021
Have confirmed as Common Bronzewing after further comment confirming the call.
12 Feb 2021
They are fairly common in Mt Taylor Nature Reserve, and I've heard them calling there before. I even saw one flying over the Tuggeranong Parkway earlier this week, from Mt Taylor and in the direction of Weston Creek.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.042786-35.353175
- Altitude 615.5m
- Places Stirling, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Jan 2021 08:37 AM Recorded on
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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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