Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Galliformes > Phasianidae > Melanoperdix > Melanoperdix nigerMelanoperdix niger (Black Partridge)Synonyms: Melanoperdix nigra 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. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 10.5775 EDGE Score: 3.83536 |
Adult Weight [1] | 280 grams | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Clutch Size [2] | 5 | Incubation [2] | 18 days |
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Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Beliat Swamp Forest |
Brunei |
A1 |
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Berbak |
Indonesia |
A1, A3 |
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Bukit Tigapuluh |
Indonesia |
A1, A3 |
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Danau Sentarum |
Indonesia |
A1, A2 |
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Dulit Range |
Malaysia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Gunung Palung |
Indonesia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Hulu Gombak-Sungai Lalang forest |
Malaysia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kayan Mentarang |
Indonesia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kelabit Highlands |
Malaysia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Krau Wildlife Reserve |
Malaysia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Kinabalu |
Malaysia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mulu: Buda Protected Area |
Malaysia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Southern Ladan Hills |
Brunei |
A1, A3 |
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Taman Negara National Park |
Malaysia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Tanjung Puting |
Indonesia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Ulu Barito |
Indonesia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Sundaland |
Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand |
Yes |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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