Mountain Bamboo Partridge

Bambusicola fytchii Anderson, 1871

≈32 cmLength314 gWeight

It has a conspicuous black-and-white eyestripe, spending most of the day under scrub and foraging in the open in the morning and evening.

Busiest months: February and December · Most records: Thailand, China, Myanmar (Burma)

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Conspicuous black-and-white eyestripe
Breast and belly pale, with fine brown dots
Plumage overall a mixture of brown, creamy white and gray

Where and when it's recorded

Mountain Bamboo Partridge has been recorded at 46 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand638 records
Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W) level part / "Oasis"Thailand143 records
Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi AngkhangThailand142 records

More places

Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (E)Thailand119 records
Baihualing [General Area]China90 records
Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W) stakeout Mrs Hume's Pheasant [ARRIVE BEFORE SUNRISE & WAIT IN THE CAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RD.]Thailand49 records
Doi Inthanon NPThailand47 records
Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Chinese Cemetery & dump on Doi AngkhangThailand27 records
Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Angkhang military base & campsiteThailand19 records
Chiang Dao Wildlife SanctuaryThailand19 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Thailand China Myanmar (Burma)Vietnam

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Tibet, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Questions

How big is the Mountain Bamboo Partridge?

The Mountain Bamboo Partridge is about ≈32 cm long and weighs around 314 g.

Where does the Mountain Bamboo Partridge live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: northeastern India to Myanmar and south-central China. It is most often recorded in Thailand, China and Myanmar (Burma).