The black partridge (Melanoperdix niger), also known as the black wood partridge, is a small (up to 27 cm long) partridge with a thick bill, grey legs and dark brown iris. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanoperdix.
The black partridge is sexually dimorphic. The male has entirely glossy black plumage and a black bill, while the female is generally a chestnut-brown bird with a whitish throat and belly and a dark horn-colored bill. The female is smaller than the male.
The black partridge has two recognized subspecies:[2]
M. n. borneensis (Rothschild, 1917)
M. n. niger (Vigors, 1829)
Referencesedit
^BirdLife International (2016). "Melanoperdix niger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678934A92794900. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678934A92794900.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^"IOC World Bird List 13.1". IOC World Bird List. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.13.1.
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BirdLife Species Factsheet
January 01, 1970
black, partridge, 19th, century, pottawatomie, chieftain, black, partridge, chief, black, partridge, melanoperdix, niger, also, known, black, wood, partridge, small, long, partridge, with, thick, bill, grey, legs, dark, brown, iris, only, member, monotypic, ge. For the 19th century Pottawatomie chieftain see Black Partridge chief The black partridge Melanoperdix niger also known as the black wood partridge is a small up to 27 cm long partridge with a thick bill grey legs and dark brown iris It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanoperdix Black partridge Conservation status Vulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Galliformes Family Phasianidae Subfamily Rollulinae Genus MelanoperdixJerdon 1864 Species M niger Binomial name Melanoperdix niger Vigors 1829 The black partridge is sexually dimorphic The male has entirely glossy black plumage and a black bill while the female is generally a chestnut brown bird with a whitish throat and belly and a dark horn colored bill The female is smaller than the male The black partridge occurs in lowland rainforests of Peninsular Malaysia Borneo and Sumatra in southeast Asia It was formerly found but is long extinct on Singapore The female usually lays five to six white eggs Due to ongoing habitat loss small population size and overhunting in some areas the black partridge is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species It is listed on Appendix III of CITES in Malaysia Subspecies editThe black partridge has two recognized subspecies 2 M n borneensis Rothschild 1917 M n niger Vigors 1829 References edit BirdLife International 2016 Melanoperdix niger IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22678934A92794900 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22678934A92794900 en Retrieved 25 September 2021 IOC World Bird List 13 1 IOC World Bird List doi 10 14344 ioc ml 13 1 External links editBirdLife Species Factsheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black partridge amp oldid 1192805492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
