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Sichuan Partridge    Temmincks Tragopan    Emei Liocichla    Lady Amhersts Pheasant    Silver Pheasant    Silver Oriole

Sichuan Partridge Hides, SE Sichuan – an area that most birding trips ignore but holds ticks not possible in other parts of the province – Sichuan Partridge (Sichuan endemic, extremely range restricted), Indochinese Green Magpie, Silver Oriole and occasional records of White-winged Magpie. The most visited site used to be the Sichuan Partridge reserve of  Laojunshan, but now we have a far more accessible hide site, located at a remote mountain village in Muchuan County. Also present are some iconic Sichuan species: Temminck's Tragopan, Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Silver Pheasant, Emei Liocichla (also a hide for this skulky species), Buffy Laughingthrush and Red-winged Laughingthrush. Accommodation is simple homestay style - but the food provided is fine and you get private bathrooms, with hot showers. and most having sit down western style toilets. With new motorway connections between Chengdu and Yibin, drive time now is around 3.5-hour from the airports.

This site is close to locations for the Oriole and Green Magpie.