South-central China (southern Sichuan, and perhaps also north-eastern Yunnan).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction through commercial clear-felling of primary forest, conversion to agriculture or illegally logged, human disturbance during the breeding season, illegal hunting are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Territorial call, often delivered as pair-duet, is a drawn out series of loud, ascending whistles, repeated regularly.
Similar Species
Mountain Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola fytchii) and Chinese Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) are larger, longer-tailed and have distinctly different head patterns and bold, dark breast-side and flank spotting.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet