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Black Partridge

Melanoperdix niger

Vulnerable · IUCN Red List

VUVulnerableOmnivoreForestMedium · 280 g
Black Partridge (Melanoperdix niger), photo 1
Photo: P. Koedijk · CC BY 3.0
Black Partridge (Melanoperdix niger), photo 2
Photo: P. Koedijk · CC BY 3.0
Black Partridge (Melanoperdix niger), photo 3
Photo: Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India · CC BY 2.0
Black Partridge (Melanoperdix niger), photo 4
Photo: Raj Man Singh Chitrakar · Public domain
Black Partridge (Melanoperdix niger), photo 5
Photo: Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India · CC BY 2.0
Black Partridge (Melanoperdix niger), photo 6
Photo: P. Koedijk · CC BY 3.0
Black Partridge (Melanoperdix niger), photo 7
Photo: P. Koedijk · CC BY 3.0
Black Partridge (Melanoperdix niger), photo 8
Photo: P. Koedijk · CC BY 3.0

When to see the Black Partridge

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black Partridge

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Malaysia Indonesia

About the Black Partridge

The black partridge, also known as the black wood partridge, is a small partridge with a thick bill, grey legs and dark brown iris. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanoperdix.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis) Congo PeafowlAfropavo congensisThe male (peacock) of this species is a large bird of up to 64–70 cm (25–28 in) in length. Udzungwa Forest Partridge (Xenoperdix udzungwensis) Udzungwa Forest PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensisVoice: The advertisement call is a short series of loud notes that can be heard up to 100 m away. Siberian Grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis) Siberian GrouseFalcipennis falcipennisAdults measure around 38–43 centimetres (15–17 in).

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