Madagascar Partridge
Margaroperdix madagarensis(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Madagascar Partridge
The Madagascar Partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: Madagascar; introduced RéunionRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Margaroperdix madagarensis
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Madagascar Partridge
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
No guides listed yet for Madagascar Partridge
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao madagarensis
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.93
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
See-see Partridge
Ammoperdix griseogularis
Sand Partridge
Ammoperdix heyi
Brown Quail
Synoicus ypsilophorus
Snow Mountain Quail
Synoicus monorthonyx
King Quail
Synoicus chinensis
Blue Quail
Synoicus adansonii
Japanese Quail
Coturnix japonica
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Rain Quail
Coturnix coromandelica
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
New Zealand Quail
Coturnix novaezelandiae
Stubble Quail
Coturnix pectoralis
Looking for a different species?