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| − | + | [[Image:Brush_Bronzewing.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Pearly+Shells|Pearly Shells}}<br />McLaren Vale, [[South Australia]], October 2004]] | |
| − | [[Image:Brush_Bronzewing.jpg|thumb| | + | ;[[:Category:Phaps|Phaps]] elegans |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Photo | + | *Dark olive-brown upperparts |
| + | *Chestnut nape and shoulders | ||
| + | *Blue-grey underparts | ||
| + | *2 curved bronze irridescent blue-green bars across each wing | ||
| + | *Dark chestnut eyestripe, underlined by white | ||
| + | *Chestnut throat patch<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''': Chestnut forehead<br /> | ||
| + | [[Image:28058Brush Bronzewing feyre.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Mike+Bouette|Mike Bouette}}<br />Eyre Bird Observatory, [[Western Australia]], October 2006]] | ||
| + | '''Female''': duller, lacks forehead patch | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Australia]]: found in [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]], [[Tasmania]], [[Victoria ]] and [[Western Australia]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''P. e. occidentalis'': | ||
| + | :*South-western [[Australia]] (Dongara to Point Culver) | ||
| + | *''P. e. elegans'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Queensland]] to south-central Australia and [[Tasmania]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | An additional subspecies ''P. e. neglecta'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry forest, woodland and grassy heathlands. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Ground feeders, their diet consists mostly of seeds. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The nest is a slightly cupped platform of twigs and sticks placed in dense brush. The clutch consists of 2 eggs which are incubated by the female for 18 days. The young fledge at 16 days. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Birds in Backyards | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Phaps+elegans}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phaps]] |
Latest revision as of 11:58, 1 September 2010
- Phaps elegans
Identification
- Dark olive-brown upperparts
- Chestnut nape and shoulders
- Blue-grey underparts
- 2 curved bronze irridescent blue-green bars across each wing
- Dark chestnut eyestripe, underlined by white
- Chestnut throat patch
Male: Chestnut forehead
Female: duller, lacks forehead patch
Distribution
Australia: found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- P. e. occidentalis:
- South-western Australia (Dongara to Point Culver)
- P. e. elegans:
- South-eastern Queensland to south-central Australia and Tasmania
An additional subspecies P. e. neglecta is generally considered invalid[1].
Habitat
Dry forest, woodland and grassy heathlands.
Behaviour
Diet
Ground feeders, their diet consists mostly of seeds.
Breeding
The nest is a slightly cupped platform of twigs and sticks placed in dense brush. The clutch consists of 2 eggs which are incubated by the female for 18 days. The young fledge at 16 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Birds in Backyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brush Bronzewing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brush_Bronzewing
