Biology:Turkestan ground jay
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Podoces |
| Species: | P. panderi
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| Podoces panderi Fischer von Waldheim, 1821
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The Turkestan ground jay,[2] grey ground jay or Pander's ground-jay (Podoces panderi) is a species of bird in the crow and jay family, Corvidae. It is found in central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. More specifically, they tend to be found in Astragalus, Calligonum and southern Salsola vegetation zones.[3] It is closely related to the Iranian ground jay. Its natural habitat is sandy desert with low shrub cover. It also forages around human settlements and roads.
Description
The Turkestan ground jay is visually similar to the Iranian ground jay, except for its duller, more grayscale coat. 25 cm (9.8 in) in length, it has beige-grey upperparts, head, and neck, with a black patch on the throat. They also have a small black patch between their eyes and their black beak, which is slightly decurved.[4]
References
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- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Podoces panderi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705893A94040127.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22705893/94040127. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Gill, F.; D. Donsker, eds (2009). "IOC World Bird Names (version 2.3)". http://www.worldbirdnames.org/n-vireos.html.
- ↑ Burnside, Robert J.; Brighten, Alex L.; Collar, Nigel J.; Soldatov, Valentin; Koshkin, Maxim; Dolman, Paul M.; Ten, Anna (2020-10-01). "Breeding productivity, nest-site selection and conservation needs of the endemic Turkestan Ground-jay Podoces panderi" (in en). Journal of Ornithology 161 (4): 1175–1183. doi:10.1007/s10336-020-01790-9. ISSN 2193-7206.
- ↑ Madge, Steve (2020). "Turkestan Ground-Jay (Podoces panderi), version 1.0" (in en). Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.tugjay1.01. ISSN 2771-3105. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/tugjay1/cur/introduction.
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