Bambusicola
Encyclopedia
Bambusicola is a genus of bird
in the Phasianidae
family.
It contains the following species:
Fossil remains of a bamboo partridge have been found in Late Miocene
rocks in China. Thus, like many other phasianid genera the Bambusicola lineage dates back more than 5 million years.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Phasianidae
Phasianidae
The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Mountain Bamboo Partridge, Bambusicola fytchii
- Chinese Bamboo PartridgeChinese Bamboo PartridgeThe Chinese Bamboo Partridge is a small partridge native to eastern mainland China and Taiwan, and introduced successfully to Japan...
, Bambusicola thoracicus
Fossil remains of a bamboo partridge have been found in Late Miocene
Late Miocene
The Late Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch....
rocks in China. Thus, like many other phasianid genera the Bambusicola lineage dates back more than 5 million years.