Biology:Biddulph's ground jay

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Short description: Species of bird

Biddulph's ground jay
PodocesBiddulphiKeulemans.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Podoces
Species:
P. biddulphi
Binomial name
Podoces biddulphi
Hume, 1874

Biddulph's ground jay (Podoces biddulphi) or the Xinjiang ground jay, is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to China . It is not larger than an adult human's hand and has a brownish white coat of feathers.

Since 2004, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the jay's conservation status as "Near Threatened" due to habitat fragmentation and degradation.[1]

References

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Wikidata ☰ Q2668081 entry