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New Guinea Bronzewing
Henicophaps albifrons
New Guinea Bronzewing (Henicophaps albifrons) — Pigeons & Doves of Australia & Oceania.
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The New Guinea Bronzewing (Henicophaps albifrons) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 247 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Columbiformes
- Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Genus Henicophaps
- Species albifrons
Quick facts
- Weight
- 247 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The New Guinea Bronzewing is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of open forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The New Guinea Bronzewing is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The New Guinea Bronzewing (Henicophaps albifrons) is a member of the Columbidae family, within the order Columbiformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea and some w satellites.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 247 g, with a wing length of about 19.3 cm and a tail of around 13.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 769,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the New Guinea Bronzewing?
The New Guinea Bronzewing is a large bird that weighs around 247 g.
Where does the New Guinea Bronzewing live?
The New Guinea Bronzewing is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea and some w satellites, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the New Guinea Bronzewing belong to?
The New Guinea Bronzewing (Henicophaps albifrons) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the New Guinea Bronzewing eat?
The New Guinea Bronzewing is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the New Guinea Bronzewing migrate?
The New Guinea Bronzewing is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the New Guinea Bronzewing endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the New Guinea Bronzewing make?
1 real field recording of the New Guinea Bronzewing — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the New Guinea Bronzewing's range?
The New Guinea Bronzewing has a mapped global range of about 769,000 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
Meet the Columbidae
A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.