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Brush bronzewing vs Common bronzewing

The common bronzewing is heavier: 330.7 g against 211.4 g for the brush bronzewing, about 56% more.

Brush bronzewing (Phaps elegans)
Brush bronzewing LCLeast Concern
Photo: rlawrenz · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
Common bronzewing LCLeast Concern
Photo: peterichman · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a brush bronzewing and a common bronzewing?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The common bronzewing is heavier: 330.7 g against 211.4 g for the brush bronzewing, about 56% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Phaps, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
  • They are on record for 1 of the same countries (the brush bronzewing for 1 in total, the common bronzewing for 1). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.

Side by side

Brush bronzewingCommon bronzewing
Scientific namePhaps elegansPhaps chalcoptera
FamilyColumbidaeColumbidae
OrderColumbiformesColumbiformes
Weight203.7 g – 219 g327.5 g – 347.5 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatwoodlandforest
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recorded11

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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