Bamboo partridges | |
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Bambusicola thoracicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Subfamily: | Perdicinae |
Genus: |
Bambusicola Gould, 1863 |
Species | |
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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.