Wildlifeof China
Chinese Bamboo Partridge
Pheasants, Partridges & Quails
Photo: Wojciech Kiciński · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bambusicola thoracica
Basic stats
Habitat
Warm forest and grassland
Range
Eastern mainland China
Size
About 31cm
The Chinese bamboo partridge is a small, monotypic galliform about 31cm long. Its breast and back are mottled black, chestnut and cream, the face and throat are rich fulvous-rufous, and the tail is broad and square. Native to eastern mainland China, it inhabits warm forest and grassland and is secretive, more often detected by its loud repeated calls than seen. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Chinese Bamboo Partridge live in?
- Warm forest and grassland
- Where is the Chinese Bamboo Partridge found?
- Eastern mainland China
- How big is the Chinese Bamboo Partridge?
- About 31cm