Bambusicola thoracicus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | 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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Bamboo Partridge sighting in Wuhan on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 143 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Bamboo Partridge in Wuhan on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and December–January, 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.
6th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Chinese Bamboo Partridge sightings, Wuhan ranks 6th at about 10%. 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 Wuhan (49 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.
