Bambusicola
| 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.
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