Common bronzewing

Phaps chalcoptera

The Common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) is a bird found in Australia. Woods and scrub across Australia. It eats seeds and nuts, leaves and other plant parts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Phaps chalcoptera
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Common bronzewing lives

Woods and scrub across Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts70%
🌿 Leaves & plants20%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It has shimmering bronze patches on its wings.

Hear the Common bronzewing

Recorded by Stephen Bushell (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC406033. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Common bronzewing

Where does the Common bronzewing live?

The Common bronzewing lives in Australia. Woods and scrub across Australia.

What does the Common bronzewing eat?

seeds and nuts (about 70%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Common bronzewing endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.