Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartpatrys |
| Bulgarian | Черна яребица |
| Catalan | perdiu negra |
| Croatian | crna trčka |
| Czech | koroptev černá |
| Dutch | Zwarte bospatrijs |
| English | Black Partridge |
| English (AVI) | Black Partridge |
| English (United States) | Black Partridge |
| Estonian | nõgikana |
| Finnish | mustapyy |
| French | Rouloul noir |
| French (Canada) | Rouloul noir |
| German | Schwarzwachtel |
| Indonesian | Puyuh hitam |
| Japanese | クマシャコ |
| Norwegian | svarthøne |
| Polish | czarnopiór |
| Russian | Чёрная куропатка |
| Serbian | Crna jarebica |
| Slovak | kurička čierna |
| Spanish | Perdiz Negra |
| Spanish (Peru) | Black Partridge |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perdiz negra |
| Swedish | svart skogshöna |
| Turkish | Kara Keklik |
| Ukrainian | Куріпка чорна |
Melanoperdix niger (Vigors, 1829)
PROTONYM:
Cryptonyx niger
Vigors, 1829. The Zoological Journal 4, p.349.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No type locality given.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- MELANOPERDIX
- niger
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Black Partridge Melanoperdix niger Scientific name definitions
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 29, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 29, 2016
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