Chinese Bamboo Partridge

The Chinese Bamboo Partridge is a small partridge native to eastern mainland China and Taiwan, and introduced successfully to Japan. It is one of two species in the genus Bambusicola, along with the Mountain Bamboo Partridge of the Himalayas.

The Chinese Bamboo Partridge is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Chinese Bamboo Partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) is a small partridge native to eastern mainland China and Taiwan, and introduced successfully to Japan. It is one of two species in the genus Bambusicola, along with the Mountain Bamboo Partridge of the Himalayas. The Chinese Bamboo Partridge is smaller than most partridges, reaching a size of cm, with males being larger than the females. The breast and back are mottled in black, chestnut, and cream colors, with black spots on the flanks and above. More

elsewhere, Chinese Bamboo Partridge has been extirpated from Hong Kong, and a reintroduction program in 1961 failed to produce a viable breeding population. There are two subspecies, B. t. thoracicus in mainland China and B. t. sonorivox in Taiwan, the latter of which is sometimes treated as a separate species known as Taiwan Bamboo Partridge. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from: Wikipedia. More

The Chinese Bamboo Partridge is smaller and more delicate than most other partridge species kept in captivity. They are tropical and need protection from freezing weather. Although attractive and well established, this species is not recommended for the beginner. - Mountain Bamboo Partridge = (Bambusicola fytchii) - - As far as I know, this species of Bamboo Partridge is not kept in captivity. More

vues BirderVideo — 24 août 2009 — Chinese Bamboo Partridge walk in the park. They're so cute! BirderVideo — 24 août 2009 — Chinese Bamboo Partridge walk in the park. More

Anyways live Chinese Bamboo partridge worth a lot in the international market. In the Middle East, aviculturists there are willing to pay up to US$200 each to have them in their collection. Comment by BESG Made Monday, 14 of July , 2008 at 6:46 am Apologies… Pity, that people are eating the partridge. More