Mountain Bamboo-Partridge
Bambusicola fytchii
An intricately patterned partridge of various scrubby habitats; not restricted to bamboo thickets. Body is brown with black spots and gray streaks all over. Face is paler with a thick black line through the eye. Usually seen singly or in pairs. Often forages under cover but will venture out into the open; less tied to extensively thick cover than many small partridges. Song is a loud clattering series of high squealing notes, often initiated by a hoarse, throaty shriek.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Bambusicola fytchii
- Authority
- Anderson, 1871
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Bambusicola
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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