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Male on right – Female on left
Artwork - Photo © by tuck.hong

Melanoperdix nigra

Identification

27cm.
Male

Glossy black plumage
Thick black bill
Grey legs
Dark brown iris

Female: smaller than the male

Chestnut-brown
Whitish throat and belly
Dark horn-coloured bill

Distribution

Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra.

Taxonomy

There are 2 subspecies:

M. n. niger:

Lowland forests of Malay Peninsula and Sumatra

M. n. borneensis:

Lowland forests of Borneo

Habitat

Lowland rainforests.

Behaviour

The clutch consists of 5-6 white eggs.

References

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Partridge

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