Iranian Ground-jay (Podoces pleskei)

Other Names (World)
Iranian Ground-Jay, Pleske's Ground-jay, Persian Ground-jay, Pleske's Ground-chough, Pleske's Groundpecker, Pleske's Ground Jay

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
24 cm

First Described (Guide)
Zarudny, 1896

Habitat
Temperate desert.

Range (Guide)

Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B).

Unknown to Afghanistan.

Eastern Iran.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Pleske's Ground Jay (Podoces pleskei) [XC564842]
by Ali Alieslam from Iran, Iran (song)

Pleske's Ground Jay (Podoces pleskei) [XC405198]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Khar Turan National Park (near Biy\u0101rjomand), Shahrud, Semnan, Iran (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a species pair with Turkestan Ground-jay (Podoces panderi), both differing from other members of genus in lacking black on crown, and in having relatively short uppertail-coverts, pale legs and a blackish breast patch.

References
See References.

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