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Common bronzewing

Phaps chalcoptera (Latham, 1790)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 327.5 g to 347.5 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
Photo: peterichman · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the common bronzewing

Weight
327.5 g – 347.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.92 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the common bronzewing live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The common bronzewing is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the common bronzewing?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) is a species of medium-sized, heavily built pigeon. Native to Australia and one of the country's most common pigeons, the common bronzewing is able to live in almost any habitat, with the possible exception of very barren areas and dense rainforests. Its advertising call is an extraordinary mournful whooo repeated at metronomic intervals.

From the Wikipedia article “Common bronzewing” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Common_bronzewing&oldid=1379919693), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the common bronzewing endangered?

The common bronzewing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the common bronzewing classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusPhaps
  7. SpeciesPhaps chalcoptera (Latham, 1790)

Synonyms Columba chalcoptera, Phaps chalcoptera chalcoptera

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • GuwadagangEnglish
  • فقعى شائعةArabic
  • برونزي الجناح الشائعArabic
  • colom bronzat comúCatalan
  • holub bronzovokřídlýCzech
  • adeinefydd cyffredinWelsh
  • BronzevingeDanish
  • BronzeflügeltaubeGerman
  • ordinara bronzkolomboEsperanto
  • Paloma bronce comúnSpanish
  • suur-valjastuviEstonian
  • isopensaskyyhkyFinnish
  • Géopélie lumachelleFrench
  • Colombine lumachelleFrench
  • australski golubCroatian
  • bronzszárnyú galambHungarian
  • Alabronzo comuneItalian
  • Tortora dalle ali bronzineItalian
  • ニジハバトJapanese
  • wuugakgs
  • paprastasis fapsasLithuanian
  • Burung Punai SiulMalay
  • BronsvleugelduifDutch
  • skogglansdueNorwegian
  • błyskolotka białogardłaPolish
  • pombo-bronze-comumPortuguese
  • rola-asa-de-bronzePortuguese
  • Австралийский бронзовокрылRussian
  • Обыкновенный бронзовокрылый голубь-фапсRussian
  • blyskavec bronzovokrídlySlovak
  • Obični bronzokrili golubSerbian
  • vanlig spegelduvaSwedish
  • fjällig spegelduvaSwedish
  • Sürmeli Bronz KumruTurkish
  • фапс білогорлийUkrainian
  • 铜翅鸠Chinese
  • 普通銅翅鳩Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the common bronzewing

Other species in the same genus Phaps.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common bronzewing?

An adult common bronzewing weighs 327.5 g – 347.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the common bronzewing live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the common bronzewing for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the common bronzewing endangered?

The common bronzewing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the common bronzewing?

The common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{common_bronzewing_2026,
  title = {Common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-bronzewing},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}