Habitat
Primary or mature, regenerated, closed-canopy evergreen forest on alluvial soils, peatswamp forest, brushwood and high bamboo-jungle. From sea-level - 900 m, perhaps 1,200 m.
Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Singapore (E).
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation due to large-scale commercial logging targeting all remaining stands of valuable timber, even within protected areas, and widespread clearance for plantations of rubber and oil-palm, is the main threat. Hunting for food may pose an additional, more localised, threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Black Partridge (Melanoperdix niger) [XC278114]
by id from , Indonesia (call)
Black Partridge (Melanoperdix niger) [XC278115]
by Johannes Fischer from , Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
niger (Vigors, 1829) - Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
borneensis Rothschild, 1917 - Borneo.
Similar Species
Male Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul) which has white crown-band, red crest and red legs, Ferruginous Partridge (Caloperdix oculeus) which has brighter rufous plumage than female with bold black-and-white markings on upperparts and flanks. Arborophila partridges are duller with less uniform body plumage.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet