Bamboo partridge

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Bamboo partridge

Bamboo partridges, sometimes called ridge partridges, are medium-sized non-migratory birds of the genus Bambusicola in the family Phasianidae.They have a wide native distribution throughout Asia. They were formerly grouped in the Perdicinae subfamily of the Phasianidae (pheasants, quail, etc.). However, molecular research suggests that partridges are not a distinct taxon within the family Phasianidae, but that some species are closer to the pheasants, while others are closer to the junglefowl. Phylogenetic evidence supports the bamboo partridges as being the sister genus to the junglefowl.[2]

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Bamboo partridges
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Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Tribe: Gallini
Genus: Bambusicola
Gould, 1863
Type species
Perdix thoracica[1]
Temminck, 1815
Species

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Species

There are three species in the genus:

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Genus Bambusicola Gould, 1863 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Mountain bamboo partridge

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Bambusicola fytchii[3][4]
Anderson, 1871
Bangladesh, Tibet, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Size:

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Chinese bamboo partridge

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Bambusicola thoracicus[5]
(Temminck, 1815)
East China, introduced to Japan Size:

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Taiwan bamboo partridge

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Bambusicola sonorivox[6]
Gould, 1863
Taiwan. Size:

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