- Bambusicola thoracica
Identification
31cm. Upperparts and breast mottled black, chestnut, and cream, black spotted flanks, rufous face and throat, grey above eye and down to neck. Male larger.
Distribution
S. and central China and Taiwan
Taxonomy
Subspecies
- B. t. thoracica found in China
- B. t. sonorivox found in Taiwan
Habitat
Warm forests and grasslands; not entirely dependent on bamboo.
Behaviour
Terrestrial.
7-9 eggs are laid and are incubated by the female for 18 days.
The diet includes invertebrates, nuts, seeds, shoots and leaves.
Vocalisation
Call: ki-ko-kuai or kojukkei
References
Wikipedia; gbwf.org; Birding in Taiwan
