# Common bronzewing

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The **common bronzewing** (***Phaps chalcoptera***) is a species of medium-sized, heavily built [pigeon](/source/Pigeon).[1] Native to [Australia](/source/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](/source/Rainforest).[2] Its advertising call is an extraordinary mournful *whooo* repeated at metronomic intervals.[3]

## Description

[Males](/source/Male) of the species have pale-yellow to yellow-white foreheads, and pink breasts.[1][4] Both males and [females](/source/Female) have an easily discernible white line around and proximate to their eyes. Common bronzewings also have patches of red, blue and green on their wings, a feature which is characteristic of all [bronzewing pigeons](/source/Bronzewing_pigeon).[1][4] Young birds are usually duller in colour and browner than the mature common bronzewing.

Rarely found far from a source of water, common bronzewings either travel alone or in pairs or in flocks, and are usually cautious, making approach by humans or other animals difficult.[1] Common bronzewings are, on average, between 30 and 36 centimetres (12–14 in) in length.[2]

## Feeding

The common bronzewing's diet primarily consists of [seeds](/source/Seed) and all varieties of [vegetables](/source/Vegetable). It searches for food in small groups. The search can sometimes last for days, and, since the pigeon must drink frequently, it utilizes watering holes or any other available source of water.[1]

## Breeding

Common bronzewings construct a rough nest of twigs and sticks, which is placed low down in a tree or bush. The eggs are [incubated](/source/Egg_incubation) by both parents and hatch after roughly 14 to 16 days. Both parents share the responsibility of caring for the young. In common with other pigeons, common bronzewings release a milky substance from their [crop](/source/Crop_(anatomy)) to feed their young.[4]

## References

1. ["Birds in Backyards - Common Bronzewing"](http://birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=42). Retrieved 19 June 2007.

1. ["Wildlife of Sydney website"](http://www.faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=416). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070829161909/http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=416) 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 June 2007.

1. Pizzey, Graham (1999). *The Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight field guide to the birds of Australia*. Pymble, N.S.W.: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0-207-19691-5. [OCLC 44806974](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44806974)

1. ["Common Bronzewing (*Phaps chalcoptera*)"](http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/common_bronzewing.htm). *Australian Museum Online*. Retrieved 19 June 2007.

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