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;[[:Category:Melanoperdix|Melanoperdix]] nigra | ;[[:Category:Melanoperdix|Melanoperdix]] nigra | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 27cm. '''Male''' - glossy black plumage, thick black bill, grey legs, dark brown iris. '''Female''' - chestnut-brown, whitish throat and belly, dark horn-coloured bill. The female is smaller than the male. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Malaysia]], [[Borneo]] and [[Sumatra]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies | ||
| + | * ''M n niger'' | ||
| + | * ''M n borneensis'' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Lowland rainforests. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | 5-6 white eggs are laid. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Melanoperdix+nigra}} | {{GSearch|Melanoperdix+nigra}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=143&Bird_Image_ID=1051&Bird_Family_ID=58 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=143&Bird_Image_ID=1051&Bird_Family_ID=58 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Melanoperdix]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Melanoperdix]] | ||
Revision as of 14:44, 31 October 2008
- Melanoperdix nigra
Identification
27cm. Male - glossy black plumage, thick black bill, grey legs, dark brown iris. Female - chestnut-brown, whitish throat and belly, dark horn-coloured bill. The female is smaller than the male.
Distribution
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies
- M n niger
- M n borneensis
Habitat
Lowland rainforests.
Behaviour
5-6 white eggs are laid.
