Mountain Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)

Mountain Bamboo-partridge Bambusicola fytchii

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	981,000
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	decreasing		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	2.8	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common to uncommon (del Hoyo et al. 1994).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and unsustainable levels of hunting.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Bangladesh	extant	native	yes
China (mainland)	extant	native	yes
India	extant	native	yes
Laos	extant	native	yes
Myanmar	extant	native	yes
Thailand	extant	native	yes
Vietnam	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Laos	Nam Et
Laos	Nam Ha
Laos	Phou Loeuy
India	Barail Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Barail Range forests
Vietnam	Fan Si Pan
Vietnam	Van Ban
Thailand	Doi Chiang Dao
Thailand	Doi Inthanon
Thailand	Doi Suthep-Pui
Thailand	Mae Fang
Thailand	Mae Jarim National Park
Thailand	Mae Lao - Mae Sae

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	resident
Altitude	500 - 3000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Bambusicola fytchii. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/mountain-bamboo-partridge-bambusicola-fytchii on 26/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 26/09/2023.