Phaps chalcoptera
Common Bronzewing at Bruce, ACT
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| Phaps chalcoptera | Liam.m | 1 Jan 2022 | |
| Phaps chalcoptera | AlisonMilton | 31 Dec 2021 |
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I heard a loud clacking sound as a bird flew towards me, then again after it passed. Seeing where the bird landed I spotted this Bronzewing. Presumably the clacking was from it smacking its wings together as it flew. I've never heard anything like t before.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.093353-35.251208
- Altitude 642.3m
- Maps Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2021 09:06 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton 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
JFMAMJJASOND
Record quality
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5 / 7
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