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Black Partridge Melanoperdix niger



Family: Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Authority: (Vigors, 1829)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
The continuing rapid reduction in the extent and quality of its habitats across much of this partridge's range is suspected to be causing a rapid population decline, qualifying it as Vulnerable.



Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,560,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Melanoperdix niger. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-partridge-melanoperdix-niger on 29/11/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 29/11/2023.