Common Bronzewing

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Cheynes Beach, Albany, SW WA MVI_1198 20181103 - female in foreground, male behind - in good light.

Notes: Large, heavy, terrestrial pigeon. Broad rounded wings, underwing coverts rufous, dark
subterminal band on tail, Cf Brush Bronzewing which only has two bands of irridescent feathers
on the wing coverts, & does not have white supercilium. Adult male: bright buff forehead. Adult
female: grey forehead. Juvenile: duller, scaled buff, less irridescence. Common in dry woodlands,
coastal heath, mallee. Flies to water late afternoon.

Range from Morcombe^©

Bunjil's Lookout, Maude, SC Vic IMG_4045 20240106 - male

Butcher Track, Muggon, W WA IMG_6435 20181005 - male

Australind, SW WA IMG_8295 20181021 - male

Nannup, SW WA IMG_8622 20181022 - female

Ruff Property, Nagambie, N Vic IMG_1671 20210110 - female

Boughshed Camp, Bladensburg NP, N Qld IMG_4061 20200907 - male

Cheynes Beach, Albany, SW WA IMG_1213 20181103 - juvenile: scaled buff, subdued head pattern & irridescence.

Mt Nameless, Tom Price, W WA IMG_4843 20180926 - juvenile: scaled buff, subdued head pattern & irridescence.

Rocky Dam, Flat Creek Station, FN Qld IMG_7363 20200625

Cheynes Beach, Albany, SW WA MVI_1158..1197 20181103