Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge
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Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge

Bambusicola sonorivox

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Taroko National Park
270 Verified records at Taroko National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. It has several onomatopoeic names known among Taiwanese indigenous peoples: tkurih (Seediq and Truku), tikulhat (Thao), tikulas (Bunun), tjikulai (Paiwan), and tikolac (Amis). Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 270 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Taiwan Hill Partridge
LC

Taiwan Hill Partridge

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arborophila crudigularis

10–20% · With luck
Mikado Pheasant
LC

Mikado Pheasant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Syrmaticus mikado

<5% · Rare
Swinhoe's Pheasant
NT

Swinhoe's Pheasant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophura swinhoii

<5% · Rare
Ring-necked Pheasant
LC Endemic

Ring-necked Pheasant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phasianus colchicus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge in Taroko National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 270 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge in Taroko National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.

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