Bamboo partridge
Appearance
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 |
Species | |
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The bamboo partridges is a group of birds found in the genus Bambusicola in the Phasianidae family.
It contains the following species:
- Mountain bamboo partridge, Bambusicola fytchii
- Chinese bamboo partridge, Bambusicola thoracicus
- Taiwan bamboo partridge, Bambusicola sonorivox
Fossil remains of a bamboo partridge have been found in Late Miocene rocks in China. Thus, like many other phasianid genera the Bambusicola lineage dates back more than 5 million years.