Brush Bronzewing
Phaps elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPhaps (Australian Bronzewings)
- SpeciesPhaps elegans (Brush Bronzewing)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
Topknot Pigeon
Lopholaimus antarcticus
Wonga Pigeon
Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia phasianella
Pearl-necked Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
White-headed Pigeon
Columba leucomela
📅 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 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brush Bronzewing in Royal National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Brush Bronzewing sighting in Royal National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brush Bronzewing in Royal National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Brush Bronzewing in Royal National Park in our monthly data.