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Black Partridge

Melanoperdix niger (Vigors, NA 1829)

The black partridge, also known as the black wood partridge, is a small partridge with a thick bill, grey legs and dark brown iris. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanoperdix. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Melanoperdix
Scientific:
  Melanoperdix niger

Original description

Citation:
  (Vigors, NA 1829)

Reference:
   Zool. J. London 4, no.15 p.349

Protonym:
  Cryptonyx niger

Type locality:
  No type locality given.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87902#page/361/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7B454390C78CDD2E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7B454390

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7B454390

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 677546


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Melanoperdix niger: lowlands to hills of Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo (everywhere rare)
  • Melanoperdix niger niger: lowland forest of Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
  • Melanoperdix niger borneensis: lowland forest of Borneo
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black Partridge
Catalan:
Perdiu negra
Czech:
koroptev černá
Danish:
Sort Skovvagtel
German:
Schwarzwachtel
Spanish:
Perdiz Negra
Spanish (Spain):
Perdiz Negra
Finnish:
mustapyy
French:
Rouloul noir
Croatian:
crna trčka
Hungarian:
fekete erdeifogoly
Italian:
Pernice nera
Japanese (romaji):
kumashako
Japanese:
クマシャコ
Lithuanian:
Juodoji kurapka
Dutch:
Zwarte Bospatrijs
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svarthøne
Norwegian:
Svarthøne
Polish:
czarnopiór
Portuguese:
Perdiz-do-mato-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
perdiz-preta
Russian:
Чёрная куропатка
Slovak:
kurička čierna
Serbian:
Crna jarebica
Swedish:
svart skogshöna
Ukrainian:
Куріпка чорна
Chinese:
黑鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
黑鶉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Perdrix noire ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Perdrix noire ( Melanoperdix nigra) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Black Wood Partridge ( Melanoperdix nigra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Black Wood Partridge ( Melanoperdix nigra) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black Wood Partridge ( Melanoperdix nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black Wood Partridge ( Melanoperdix nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black Wood-partridge ( Melanoperdix nigra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix niger) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black Wood Patridge ( Melanoperdix nigra) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix nigra) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Melanoperdix nigra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Melanoperdix nigra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Melanoperdix nigra [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix nigra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix nigra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black Partridge ( Melanoperdix nigra) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melanoperdix niger [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melanoperdix niger [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Perdiu negra
Montenegrin: crna jarebica, црна јаребица
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): црна јаребица
Czech: koroptev černá, Krepelka cerná
Danish: Sort Skovvagtel
German: Halsbandfrankolin, Schwarzwachtel
English: Black Partridge, Black Patridge, Black Wood Partridge, Black Wood Patridge, Black Wood-Partridge
English, HBW: Black Partridge
English (IOC): Black Partridge
English (United States): Black Partridge
Esperanto: Nigra perdriko
Spanish: Perdiz Negra
Spanish (Spain): Perdiz Negra
Spanish (HBW): Black Partridge
Estonian: nõgikana
Finnish: Mustapyy
French: Perdrix noire, Rouloul noir, Rouloul noire
Croatian: crna trčka
Hungarian: fekete erdeifogoly
Indonesian: Burung Puyuh Hitam, Puyuh Hitam
Italian: Pernice nera
Japanese (romaji): kuma shako, kumashako, munaguroshako
Japanese: クマシャコ, クマシャコ (熊鷓鴣), ムナグロシャコ
Kazakh: қара шіл
Kirghiz: кара чил
Scientific: Cryptonyx niger, Melanoperdix niger, Melanoperdix niger niger, Melanoperdix nigra, Perdix aeruginosus
Lithuanian: Juodoji kurapka
Malay: Burung Bertam, Burung Siul Bertam, Siul Bertam
Maltese: ħaġla sewda, perniċi s-sewda
Dutch: Zwarte bospatrijs
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarthøne
Norwegian: Svarthøne
Polish: czarnopiór, kuropatwa czarna
Pinyin: hēi-chún
Portuguese: Perdiz-do-mato-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): perdiz-preta
Russian: Чёрная куропатка, Черная Лесная Куропатка, Чёрная лесная куропатка
Slovak: kuricka čierna, kurička čierna, prepelica čierna
Serbian: Crna jarebica
Swedish: Svart skogshöna
Turkish: Kara keklik
Tatar: кара көртлек
Ukrainian: Куріпка чорна
Vietnamese: Gà gô đen
Chinese: 黑鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 黑鶉

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