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Madagascar partridge

The Madagascar partridge is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is widespread across Madagascar. It has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius.

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Madagascar partridge
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Tribe: Coturnicini
Genus: Margaroperdix
Reichenbach, 1853
Species:
M. madagarensis
Binomial name
Margaroperdix madagarensis
(Scopoli, 1786)2
Synonyms
  • Tetrao madagarensis (protonym)
  • Margaroperdix madagascariensis

The Madagascar partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is widespread across Madagascar (except extreme south). It has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Margaroperdix madagarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22678927A132051022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22678927A132051022.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Scopoli, 1786. Tetrao madagarensis (protonym). Deliciae florae et faunae Insubricae, Pars II, p. 93. link