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Endemic Species White-whiskered Laughingthrush
Yellow Tit
Endemic Sub-Species
Winter Wren
More Birds in Taiwan
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Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracica sonorivox Endemic Subspecies
The Chinese Bamboo-Partridge (31 cm) is a medium-sized ground-dwelling bird with a brownish cap and grayish brown back, wings and tail. The mantle and wings are covered with large chestnut spots. The Taiwan subspecies sonorivox is very distinct from the mainland subspecies, having an entirely bluish gray forehead, face and upper breast, and a much smaller rufous throat patch. The rest of the underparts are rufous-buff with extensive chestnut spotting on the flanks. The iris is dark, the bill black and the legs grayish. Sexes are similar, but the female usually lacks the spurs carried by the male.
The Chinese Bamboo-Partridge favors bamboo forests, woodlands, brushy areas and grassy scrub, where it feeds on seeds, nuts, leaves, shoots and some invertebrates. Its well concealed nest is placed on the ground under a shrub, near the base of a tree, or in grass. The female lays 3-7 eggs and incubates them alone. The call of the Chinese Bamboo-Partridge has been described as "people pray, people pray, people pray” or "gee-koe-gwy, gee-koe-gwy, gee-koe-gwy". It is a common resident of Taiwan at low to mid elevations.
References: Handbook of Birds of the World Vol. 2; A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Mackinnon and Phillipps); 100 Common Birds of Taiwan (Wild Bird Society of Taipei); N. J. Collar, “Endemic subspecies of Taiwan birds—first impressions”, in Birding ASIA, Number 2, December 2004 |
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