Bambusicola thoracicus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) is a small Galliform bird. It is one of three species in the genus Bambusicola, along with the mountain bamboo partridge of the Himalayas, and the Taiwan bamboo partridge of Taiwan. Chinese bamboo partridge is a monotypic species.
The Chinese bamboo partridge is a small bird, intermediate in size between the Coturnix and Perdix species, reaching a size of 31cm, with males being slightly larger than females. The breast and back are mottled in black, chestnut, and cream colours, with black spots on the flanks and above. The partridge's face and throat have rich fulvous and rufous tints. The breast is yellow-ochre, with pale greyish blue and taupe above the eye and down to the neck. Like the long-billed partridge, bamboo partridge exhibit well-developed flight feathers. Their tails are broad and squared. The wings are long and narrow. The birds are capable of sustained flight and move from the sub-canopy of steep hillside forest to the forest floor several times throughout the day.
Like many Galliform bird species, the birds prefer hiding to flight, but will readily flush if approached, startling pursuers... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
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| 1 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 2 | Dresden Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Ostrava Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 4 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 5 | Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 8 | Inokashira Park Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 9 | Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 10 | Bird Park Steinen | 🇩🇪 Germany |
No species of the same family or order lives in Chengdu, so these are its closest relatives here: other birds.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Bamboo Partridge sighting in Chengdu on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 98th most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Bamboo Partridge in Chengdu on a given day, against under 5% in July–October and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chinese Bamboo Partridge sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Chinese Bamboo Partridge sightings, Chengdu ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jinhua (China, about 40%), Sendai (Japan, about 10%) and Nanjing (China, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chinese Bamboo Partridge is recorded against all the birds logged in Chengdu (18 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
