Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
The most distinct member of its genus, and formerly awarded its own monotypic genus, Histriophaps. Populations of N & W formerly recognized as subspecies alisteri, but differences appear to fall within general range of variation of the species (Gibbs et al. 2001, Schodde and Mason 1997). Monotypic.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally fairly common, with numbers estimated at between thousands and millions (Gibbs et al. 2001). The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Flock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/flock-bronzewing-phaps-histrionica on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.