Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
Neognathae Pycraft 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Galloanserae Sibley, Ahlquist & Monroe Jr., 1988
see Subcohort Galloanserae Sibley, Ahlquist & Monroe Jr., 1988
[Order] Galliformes Temminck, 1820 - fowl
phasianoids
see Superfamily Phasianoidea Vigors, 1825
Family Phasianidae Vigors, 1825 - turkeys, grouse, pheasants, partridges
Subfamily Perdicinae Bonaparte, 1838
Genus Melanoperdix Jerdon, 1864 [monotypic]
Melanoperdix niger (Vigors, 1829) - black partridge
1 Melanoperdix niger niger (Vigors, 1829)
2 Melanoperdix niger borneensis Rothschild, 1917