Bronze Ground Dove (Pampusana beccarii)
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Bronze Ground Dove

Pampusana beccarii (Salvadori, 1876)

Busiest months: August–September · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Solomon Islands

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August–September · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Solomon Islands

Bronze Ground Dove has been recorded at 19 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kumul LodgePapua New Guinea67 records
  2. Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m]Papua New Guinea41 records
  3. Arfak Mtns – German CampIndonesia15 records
More places
  1. Arfak Mtns – MaybriIndonesia10 records
  2. Minggre Birdwatching HomestayIndonesia10 records
  3. Ambua LodgePapua New Guinea9 records
  4. Rondon RidgePapua New Guinea8 records
  5. Garu WMAPapua New Guinea5 records
  6. Tari GapPapua New Guinea3 records
  7. Makira West near AnutaSolomon Islands2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New GuineaIndonesiaSolomon Islands

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

Where does the Bronze Ground Dove live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: New Guinea mountains, eastern Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Solomon Islands.

When is the best time to see the Bronze Ground Dove?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August and September (Southern Hemisphere).

What family is the Bronze Ground Dove in?

It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.

Range

Australasia: New Guinea mountains, eastern Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
Genus
Pampusana

Other birds in the genus Pampusana

Wetar Ground DoveWetar Ground DovePampusana hoedtiiWhite-breasted Ground DoveWhite-breasted Ground DovePampusana jobiensisWhite-fronted Ground DoveWhite-fronted Ground DovePampusana kubaryiPolynesian Ground DovePolynesian Ground DovePampusana erythropteraWhite-throated Ground DoveWhite-throated Ground DovePampusana xanthonuraShy Ground DoveShy Ground DovePampusana stairiSanta Cruz Ground DoveSanta Cruz Ground DovePampusana sanctaecrucisMarquesan Ground DoveMarquesan Ground DovePampusana rubescensPalau Ground DovePalau Ground DovePampusana canifronsRock DoveRock DoveColumba livia
Bronze Ground Dove

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