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The '''bamboo partridges''' is a group of [[bird]]s found in the genus '''''Bambusicola''''' in the [[Phasianidae]] family.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. It contains 3 species. |
The '''bamboo partridges''' is a group of [[bird]]s found in the genus '''''Bambusicola''''' in the [[Phasianidae]] family.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. It contains 3 species. |
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==[[Mountain bamboo partridge]], ''Bambusicola fytchii''== |
==[[Mountain bamboo partridge]], ''Bambusicola fytchii''== |
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This species is rated by the IUCN as 'of least concern'. The population, despite the exact number of birds being unknown, is declining. They are found in grassland and shrubland in Bangladesh, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. On a local and national level, they are eaten and kept as pets and are used in displays.<ref>https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22679114/92803444</ref> |
This species is rated by the IUCN as 'of least concern'. The population, despite the exact number of birds being unknown, is declining. They are found in grassland and shrubland in Bangladesh, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. On a local and national level, they are eaten and kept as pets and are used in displays. There are conservation sites in its range. <ref>https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22679114/92803444</ref> |
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==[[Chinese bamboo partridge]], ''Bambusicola thoracicus''== |
==[[Chinese bamboo partridge]], ''Bambusicola thoracicus''== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Gallini |
| Genus: | Bambusicola Gould, 1863 |
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The bamboo partridges is a group of birds found in the genus Bambusicola in the Phasianidae family.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. It contains 3 species.
Mountain bamboo partridge, Bambusicola fytchii
This species is rated by the IUCN as 'of least concern'. The population, despite the exact number of birds being unknown, is declining. They are found in grassland and shrubland in Bangladesh, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. On a local and national level, they are eaten and kept as pets and are used in displays. There are conservation sites in its range. [1]
Chinese bamboo partridge, Bambusicola thoracicus
Taiwan bamboo partridge, Bambusicola sonorivox
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