Taiwan bamboo partridge
Species of bird
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The Taiwan bamboo partridge (Bambusicola sonorivox) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Chinese bamboo partridge.[2]
| Taiwan bamboo partridge | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Bambusicola |
| Species: | B. sonorivox |
| Binomial name | |
| Bambusicola sonorivox Gould, 1863 | |
It has several onomatopoeic names known among Taiwanese indigenous peoples: tkurih (Seediq and Truku),[3][4] tikulhat (Thao), tikulas (Bunun), tjikulai (Paiwan),[5] and tikolac (Amis).[6]