Thursday 10 May 2018

Chinese Bamboo-partridge

Order - Galliformes 鸡形目
Family - Phasianidae 雉科 (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)
Genus - Bambusicola 山鹧鸪属

Chinese Bamboo-partridge
Bambusicola thoracicus
灰胸竹鸡



    Taxonomy update for 2015
Chinese Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) : The island-endemic form Taiwan Bamboo-partridge is split as a separate species. :
- Chinese Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
- Taiwan Bamboo-partidge (Bambusicola sonorivox)

    Size : c. 30–32 cm; Male 242–297 g, Female 200–342 g
             
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic (Temminck, 1815, India; error = China)
    – S China from E Sichuan E to Fujian and S Zhejiang and SE through Guizhou to N Guangdong. Introduced to Japan.

Date : 06 June 2017
岭下村, 大桥镇, 乳源瑶族自治县, 韶关市, 广东省, 中国
Ling Xia Cun, Daqiao Town, Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Shaoguan City, 
Guangdong Province, China

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