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Common Bronzewing

Phaps chalcoptera

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 1,026, February 746, March 630, April 670, May 476, June 425, July 478, August 632, September 990, October 1,046, November 958, December 1,010.
Australia9,087
Victoria4,393
South Australia1,378
Western Australia1,177
New South Wales865
Queensland850
Australian Capital Territory196
Tasmania178
Northern Territory45
Other Territories5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPigeons and Doves · Columbiformes
FamilyPigeons and Doves · Columbidae
GenusAustralian Bronzewings · Phaps

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