Other Names (World)
Common Bronzewing, Bronzewing Pigeon, Common Bronzewing Pigeon, Bronze Pigeon, Forest Bronzewing, Scrub Bronzewing, Brown Pigeon, Squatter
Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) [XC860050]
by Peter Boesman from Patchewollock Bushland Reserve, Victoria, Australia (song)
Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) [XC172040]
by Marc Anderson from Cornishtown, Victoria, Australia (call)
Nest
A frail saucer composed f twigs, in a fork of a tree or bush, up to 10 meters above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
2; smooth, lustrous white; ellipsoidal; about 33 x 25 mm. Incubation: 14 - 16 days; by both sexes.
Young
Semi-altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in 15 - 16 days.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Brush Bronzewing (Phaps elegans) which is slightly smaller, plumper and more compact, with shorter rounded wings and a shorter tail.
References
See References.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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