This weekend I spent a day in the region of Kurrajong in the Blue Mountains area west of Sydney. On an early morning walk, I came across this large, colourful pigeon:

It’s a Common Bronzewing. I’d heard their calls from all round me in the bush: a deep, booming coo that sounds like something from Jurassic Park rather than from a pigeon!

Common name: Common Bronzewing
Scientific name: Phaps chalcoptera
Approximate length: 30-36cm
Date spotted: 31 October 2021 (spring)
Location: Grose Wold, New South Wales: 33°36’41.7″S 150°39’50.0″E