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* Grey above eye and down to neck (darker grey in ''sonorivox'') | * Grey above eye and down to neck (darker grey in ''sonorivox'') | ||
* Females are usually unspurred | * Females are usually unspurred | ||
| + | [[Image:Chinese_Bamboo_Partridge.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''sonorivox''<br />Photo by {{user|fluorite|fluorite}} <br />[[Taiwan]]]] | ||
Immatures are duller, have buffy shaft streaks, dark spots on lower back, rump and undertail-coverts. | Immatures are duller, have buffy shaft streaks, dark spots on lower back, rump and undertail-coverts. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[Asia]]: found in south and central [[China]] and [[Taiwan]].<br /> | [[Asia]]: found in south and central [[China]] and [[Taiwan]].<br /> | ||
Common in [[Taiwan]], common but declining in [[China]]. | Common in [[Taiwan]], common but declining in [[China]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:50, 13 December 2010
Alternative name: Bamboo Partridge
- Bambusicola thoracicus
Includes: Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge
Identification
31cm. Male larger
- Upperparts and breast mottled black, chestnut, and cream
- Black spotted flanks (dark brown in sonorivox)
- Rufous face and throat (much more extensive in nominate)
- Grey above eye and down to neck (darker grey in sonorivox)
- Females are usually unspurred
Immatures are duller, have buffy shaft streaks, dark spots on lower back, rump and undertail-coverts.
Distribution
Asia: found in south and central China and Taiwan.
Common in Taiwan, common but declining in China.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
- B. t. thoracica:
- found in arid bush of south and central China
- B. t. sonorivox:
The scientific name was formerly spelled thoracica.
Habitat
Warm forests and grasslands; not entirely dependent on bamboo. Occurs up to 1000m, occasionally up to 2000m.
Behaviour
Terrestrial.
Breeding
The clutch consists of 3-7 eggs which are incubated by the female for 18 days.
Diet
The diet includes invertebrates, nuts, seeds, shoots and leaves.
Vocalisation
Call: ki-ko-kuai or kojukkei
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- WikipediaDel Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1994. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334153
- gbwf.org
- Birding in Taiwan
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chinese Bamboo Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chinese_Bamboo_Partridge
