Brush Bronzewing
Phaps elegans(Temminck, CJ, 1809)
English (US) Brush Bronzewing
The Brush Bronzewing (Phaps elegans) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Phaps elegans
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brush Bronzewing
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1809)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Phaps elegans occidentalis
- Phaps elegans elegans
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba Elegans
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1809)
- Type locality
- D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasmania.
- Original description
- Les Pigeons p.56, pl.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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