Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPhaps (Australian Bronzewings)
- SpeciesPhaps chalcoptera (Common Bronzewing)
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida
Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Petrophassa rufipennis
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula spilorrhoa
Black-banded Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus alligator
Partridge Pigeon
Geophaps smithii
Pacific Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps longirostris
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus regina
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Bronzewing in Kakadu National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Bronzewing sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Bronzewing in Kakadu National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Bronzewing in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.