Chinese Bamboo Partridge
Bambusicola thoracicus
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The Chinese Bamboo Partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) 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.
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