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Chinese bamboo partridge Chinese bamboo partridge The Chinese bamboo partridge ("Bambusicola thoracicus") is a small Galliform bird. It is one of two species in the genus "Bambusicola", along with the mountain bamboo partridge of the Himalayas. Long believed to be a relative of "Perdix", scientists established that bamboo partridge are close relatives of the long-billed partridge and junglefowl. The Chinese bamboo partridge is a small bird, intermediate in size between the "Coturnix" and "Perdix" species, reaching a size of 31 cm, with males being slightly larger than females. The breast and back are mottled in black, chestnut, and cream colours, with black spots