Chinese Bamboo Partridge
Bambusicola thoracicus(Temminck, CJ, 1815)
English (US) Chinese Bamboo Partridge
The Chinese Bamboo Partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: varied habitats and elevations of central and southeastern ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Bambusicola thoracicus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chinese Bamboo Partridge
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix thoracica
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
- Type locality
- India, error = China.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés, accompagné de planches anatomiques 3 p.335,723
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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