Madagascar partridge

Species of bird

Madagascar partridge

At Landau Zoo

Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific 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

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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

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Genera of landfowl and their extinct allies

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Aves
* Superorder: Galloanserae
* Clade: Pangalliformes

Pangalliformes

| incertae sedis|

* †Anisolornis?
* †Archaeophasianus?
* †Argillipes?
* †Austinornis?
* †Chambiortyx
* †Coturnipes?
* †"Gigantibis"?
* †Litoripes?
* †Percolinus?
* †Tegulavis?

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†Gallinuloididae|

* Gallinuloides
* Paraortygoides

†Paraortygidae|

* Paraortyx
* Pirortyx
* Scopelortyx
* Xorazmortyx

†Quercymegapodiidae|

* Ameripodius
* Quercymegapodius
* Taubacrex

†Sylviornithidae|

* Megavitiornis
* Sylviornis

Galliformes|

*     * See below ↓

Galliformes

Galliformes

* †Amitabha
* †Bumbanipodius
* †Bumbanortyx
* †Linquornis
* †Namaortyx
* †Palaeoalectoris
* †Procrax
* †Sobniogallus
* †Taoperdix

Megapodiidae|

* †Garrdimalga?
* †Mwalau
* †Ngawupodius

Alecturini|

* Aepypodius
* Alectura
* †Latagallina
* Leipoa
* †Progura
* Talegalla

Megapodiini|

* Eulipoa
* Macrocephalon
* Megapodius

Cracidae|

* †Archaealectrornis
* †Boreortalis
* †Palaeonossax
* †Procrax

Penelopinae|

* Aburria
* Chamaepetes
* Penelope
* Penelopina
* Pipile

Cracinae|

* Oreophasis
* Ortalis

Cracini|

* Crax
* Mitu
* Nothocrax
* Pauxi

Phasianoidea|

*     * See below ↓

Phasianoidea

| Numididae|

* Acryllium
* Agelastes
* Guttera
* Numida
* †Telecrex

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Odontophoridae|

* †Miortyx
* †Nanortyx
* †Neortyx

Ptilopachinae|

* Ptilopachus

Odontophorinae|

* Callipepla
* Colinus
* Cyrtonyx
* Dactylortyx
* Dendrortyx
* Odontophorus
* Oreortyx
* Philortyx
* Rhynchortyx

Phasianidae|

*     * See below ↓

Phasianidae

Phasianidae

* †Bantamyx
* †Centuriavis
* †Diangallus
* †Eurobambusicola
* †Lophogallus
* †Megalocoturnix
* †Miogallus
* †Mioryaba
* †Palaeocryptonyx
* †Palaeortyx
* †Panraogallus
* †Pliogallus
* †Plioperdix
* †Rustaviornis
* †Schaubortyx
* †Shandongornis
* †Shanxiornis
* †Titanoperdix
* †Tologuica

Rollulinae|

* Arborophila
* Caloperdix
* Melanoperdix
* Rhizothera
* Rollulus
* Xenoperdix

Pavoninae|

* Tropicoperdix

Coturnicini|

* Alectoris
* Ammoperdix
* Coturnix
* Margaroperdix
* †?Ophrysia
* Perdicula
* Pternistis
* Synoicus
* Tetraogallus

Gallini|

* Bambusicola
* Campocolinus
* Francolinus
* Gallus
* Ortygornis
* Peliperdix
* Scleroptila

Pavonini|

* Afropavo
* Argusianus
* Pavo
* Rheinardia

Polyplectronini|

* Galloperdix
* Haematortyx
* Polyplectron

Phasianinae|

* †Chauvireria
* Ithaginis
* Lerwa

Lophophorini|

* Lophophorus
* Tetraophasis
* Tragopan

Phasianini|

* Catreus
* Chrysolophus
* Crossoptilon
* Lophura
* Perdix
* Phasianus
* Syrmaticus

Tetraonini|

* Bonasa
* Canachites
* Centrocercus
* Dendragapus
* Falcipennis
* Lagopus
* Lyrurus
* Meleagris
* †Palaealectoris
* †Proagriocharis
* Pucrasia
* †Rhegminornis
* Tetrao
* Tetrastes
* Tympanuchus

Taxon identifiers

Margaroperdix madagarensis|

* Wikidata: Q379218
* Wikispecies: Margaroperdix madagarensis
* ADW: Margaroperdix_madagarensis
* Avibase: 844ABEC0C806E59B
* BirdLife: 22678927
* BOW: madpar2
* CoL: 72TZC
* eBird: madpar2
* GBIF: 2473559
* iNaturalist: 367469
* IRMNG: 11064743
* ITIS: 553870
* IUCN: 22678927
* NCBI: 57751
* Observation.org: 70310
* Open Tree of Life: 681154
* Paleobiology Database: 373520
* Xeno-canto: Margaroperdix-madagarensis

Tetrao madagarensis|

* Wikidata: Q109563531
* GBIF: 10971725

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