Bamboo chickens
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Indian bamboo chicken ( Bambusicola fytchii ) |
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| Gould , 1863 |
The bamboo chickens ( Bambusicola ) are a genus of birds from the order of the hen birds . It includes two species that are native to East and Southeast Asia. The subspecies of the Chinese bamboo chicken native to Taiwan, which was also introduced in Japan, is sometimes viewed as a distinct species.
description
Bamboo chickens are about the size of a partridge with a length of 25–32 cm . A sexual dimorphism is not pronounced with regard to the plumage, however, unlike the hens, the cocks have a spur on their barrel. The relatively long, wedge-shaped tail consists of 14 control feathers .
species
- Indian bamboo chicken ( B. fytchii ) - northeastern India , southern central China, and northern Indochina .
- Chinese bamboo chicken ( B. thoracica ) - Eastern China and Taiwan , introduced in Japan.
literature
- Steve Madge , Phil McGowan : Pheasants, Partridges & Grouse. Helm Identification Guides, London 2002, ISBN 0-7136-3966-0 .
- Heinz-Sigurd Raethel : Chicken birds of the world. Verlag J. Neumann-Neudamm GmbH & Co. KG, Melsungen 1988, ISBN 3-7888-0440-8 .
Web links
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