Species profile
Black Partridge
Melanoperdix niger
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR. Breeding subregions are Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo.
- Scientific name
- Melanoperdix niger
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Genus
- Melanoperdix
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Black Partridge in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Phasianidae
- African Blue Quail (Synoicus adansonii)
- Ahanta Spurfowl (Pternistis ahantensis)
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- Alectoris bavarica (Alectoris bavarica)
- Altai snowcock (Tetrao altaicus)
- Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)
- Annamite Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata)
- Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)