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Brush BronzewingAlternate name(s): "Brush Bronze-wing Pigeon", "Little Bronze Pigeon" ![]() Size: 25-33 cm Weight: 150-250 g |
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Photos |
Race "elegans"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Near-frontal view of a male Brush Bronzewing; note the deep red-brown
mantle and chin patch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Salt Creek, Coorong, SA, April 2022]
Near-frontal view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Salt Creek, Coorong, SA, April 2022]
Near-lateral view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Salt Creek, Coorong, SA, April 2022]
Lateral view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Salt Creek, Coorong, SA, April 2022]
Near-dorsal view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Salt Creek, Coorong, SA, April 2022]
Near-dorsal view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Salt Creek, Coorong, SA, April 2022]
Near-dorsal view of a male Brush Bronzewing, now turning the
other way
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Ensay North, East Gippsland, VIC, January 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay North, East Gippsland, VIC, January 2018]
Lateral view of a male Brush Bronzewing together with a female
Common Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Salt Creek, Coorong, SA, April 2022]
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PAIR |
Pair of Brush Bronzewings in captivity, with the male on the right
(photo courtesy of C. Hayne)
Race "occidentalis"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Brush Bronzewing; note the bright
rufous forehead
(photo courtesy of J. Greves)
[Cheynes Beach, Albany, WA, June 2020]
Near-frontal view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of J. Greves)
[Cheynes Beach, Albany, WA, June 2020]
Near-frontal view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of J. Greves)
[Cheynes Beach, Albany, WA, June 2020]
Lateral view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of J. Greves)
[Cheynes Beach, Albany, WA, June 2020]
Close-up lateral view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of J. Greves)
[Cheynes Beach, Albany, WA, June 2020]
Close-up near-dorsal view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of J. Greves)
[Cheynes Beach, Albany, WA, June 2020]
Close-up near-dorsal view of a male Brush Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of J. Greves)
[Cheynes Beach, Albany, WA, June 2020]
Near-lateral
comparison of a male Brush Bronzewing, front right, with a female
Common Bronzewing
(photo courtesy of J. Greves)
[Cheynes Beach, Albany, WA, June 2020]
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FEMALE |
Near-frontal view of a female Brush Bronzewing; note the
light-grey forehead
(photo courtesy of J. Greves)
[Cheynes Beach, Albany, WA, June 2020]
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PAIR |
Lateral view of a pair of Brush Bronzewings, male on the left;
in the foreground, for comparison, a
Rock Parrot
(photo courtesy of J. Greves)
[Cheynes Beach, Albany, WA, June 2020]
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Food, Diet |
Adults: Seeds | Dependents: Regurgitated seeds | Water intake: Daily |
All pigeons and doves are strictly vegetarian. Brush Bronzewings are seed-eaters.
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Doves and pigeons do not, like other birds, open their bills when calling, but they rather "hum" through their noses, with the bill closed.
bbrwing_me_20210928.m4a | (TAS) | Contact calls (male) | © ME | |
bbrwing_me_20210928_NR.m4a | (TAS) | Contact calls (male); bkgd removed | © ME |
More Brush Bronzewing sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.