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Henicophaps albifrons
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The New Guinea bronzewing (Henicophaps albifrons) is a species of bird in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The New Guinea bronzewing was described and given the binomial name Henicophaps albifrons by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1862 from a specimen that had been collected by the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on the island of Waigeo, northwest New Guinea. The specific epithet combines the Latin albus meaning "white" and frons meaning "forehead" or "front".
Two subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ragunan Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 4 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a New Guinea Bronzewing sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 156th most-seen of the 200 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a New Guinea Bronzewing in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most New Guinea Bronzewing sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate New Guinea Bronzewing sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the New Guinea Bronzewing that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Pinon Imperial-Pigeon (about 60%), Spice Imperial-Pigeon (about 40%) and Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the New Guinea Bronzewing is recorded against all the birds logged in Raja Ampat (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
