Black quail (Melanoperdix nigra) is known as Black Partridge and has two subspecies.
Black quails are omnivorous, and plants include: grains, seeds, roots, tubers, nuts, fruits, berries and leaves. Animals include: arthropods (orthoptera, trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera), mollusks, worms.
The breeding season for black quail is August-September in Peninsular Malaysia, with smaller chicks observed in mid-July and late October in Borneo, and slightly older chicks seen in mid-December in Sumatra. The nest is built on the ground, simple and rough, covered with dead leaves, and incubation lasts 18-19 days.
Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Vulnerable (VU).
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