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Chinese Bamboo-Partridge

Bambusicola thoracicus (Temminck, CJ 1815)

The Chinese bamboo partridge is a small Galliform bird. It is one of two species in the genus Bambusicola, along with the mountain bamboo partridge of the Himalayas. Long believed to be a relative of Perdix, scientists established that bamboo partridge are close relatives of the long-billed partridge and junglefowl. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Bambusicola
Scientific:
  Bambusicola thoracicus


Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1815)

Reference:
   Hist. Nat. Pig. Gallin. 3 p.335,723

Protonym:
  Perdix thoracica

Type locality:
  India, error = China.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43752548


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  59ECAD9D4FE3D17F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-59ECAD9D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/59ECAD9D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 677551

Geographic range:

  • Bambusicola thoracicus: arid bush of southern and central China
English:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge
Catalan:
Perdiu dels bambús de la Xina
Czech:
kur bambusový
Danish:
Kinesisk Bambushøne
German:
Graubrauen-Bambushuhn
Spanish:
Bambusícola China
Spanish (Spain):
Bambusícola China
Finnish:
pikkubambupyy
French:
Bambusicole de Chine
Croatian:
bambusova trčka
Hungarian:
kínai bambusztyúk
Icelandic:
Bambushæna
Italian:
Pernice del bambù della Cina
Japanese (romaji):
kojukei
Japanese:
コジュケイ
Lithuanian:
kininė bambukinė kurapka
Dutch:
Chinese Bamboepatrijs
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kinabambushøne
Norwegian:
Kinabambushøne
Polish:
bambusówka chińska
Portuguese:
perdiz-do-bambuzal-chinesa
Portuguese (Portugal):
perdiz-do-bambu-chinesa
Russian:
Китайская бамбуковая куропатка
Slovak:
bambusiar sivočelý
Serbian:
Kineska bambusova jarebica
Swedish:
kinesisk bambuhöna (thoracicus)
Ukrainian:
Куріпка китайська
Chinese:
灰胸竹鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
灰胸竹雞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge (nominate) ( Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge (nominate) ( Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge (nominate) ( Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Bambusicola thoracica thoracica [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracica thoracica [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracica thoracica [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracica thoracica [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracica thoracica [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracica thoracica [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracica thoracica [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Bambusicola thoracica thoracica [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Bambusicola thoracica thoracica [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Chinese Bamboo-partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge ( Bambusicola thoracicus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Bambusicola thoracica thoracica [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Bambusicola thoracica thoracica [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Bambusicola [thoracicus or sonorivox] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Perdiu dels bambús de la Xina
Czech: kur bambusový
Danish: Kinesisk Bambushøne
German: Graubrauen-Bambushuhn
English: Chinese bamboo partridge, Chinese Bamboo-Partridge, Chinese Bamboo-Partridge (nominate)
English, HBW: Chinese Bamboo-partridge
English (IOC): Chinese Bamboo Partridge
English (United States): Chinese Bamboo-Partridge
Esperanto: Ĉina bambuperdriko
Spanish: Bambusícola China
Spanish (Spain): Bambusícola China
Spanish (HBW): Chinese Bamboo-Partridge
Estonian: bambuskana, bambuskana (hiina bambuskana), hiina bambuskana
Finnish: pikkubambupyy
French: Bambusicole de Chine, Bambusicole de Chine (nominal), Bambusicole de Chine (nominale), Bambusicole de Chine (race nominale), Bambusicole de Chine (thoracicus)
Croatian: bambusova trčka
Hungarian: kínai bambusztyúk
Icelandic: Bambushæna
Italian: Pernice dei bambù cinese, Pernice del bambù della Cina
Japanese (romaji): kojukei, ko-jukei, taiwan ko-jukei, tekkei
Japanese: コジュケイ, タイワンコジュケイ, テッケイ
Japanese (Kanji): 台湾小綬鶏, 小綬鶏, 竹鶏
Scientific: Bambusicola thoracica thoracica, Bambusicola thoracicus, Bambusicola thoracicus thoracicus, Perdix thoracica
Lithuanian: kininė bambukinė kurapka
Latvian: zilkrūšu irbe
Mongolian: хулсны ятуу
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠣᠯᠣᠰᠣᠨ ᠦ ᠢᠲᠠᠭᠣ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Хулсны ятуу
Mongolian (Transliteration): kholsni yatuu
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): хулсны ятуу
Dutch: Chinese bamboepatrijs
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kinabambushøne
Norwegian: Kinabambushøne
Polish: bambusówka chińska
Pinyin: huī xiōng zhú-jī, jī-tóu gǔ, ní huá-huá, pǔtōng zhègū, shān jùnzi, zhú zhègū, zhú-jī
Portuguese: perdiz-do-bambuzal-chinesa
Portuguese (Portugal): perdiz-do-bambu-chinesa
Russian: Китайская бамбуковая куропатка, Тайваньская бамбуковая куропатка
Slovak: bambusiar sivočelý
Serbian: Kineska bambusova jarebica
Swedish: kinesisk bambuhöna, kinesisk bambuhöna (thoracicus)
Turkish: Al boyunlu bambu kekliği
Ukrainian: Куріпка китайська
Chinese: 山菌子, 普通鹧鸪, 泥滑滑, 灰胸竹鸡, 竹鹧鸪, 鸡头鹘
Chinese (Traditional): 山菌子, 普通鷓鴣, 泥滑滑, 灰胸竹雞, 竹雞〔灰胸竹雞〕, 竹鷓鴣, 雞頭鶻
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 竹雞
Chinese (Taiwan): 竹鸡

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