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 NT    Xinjiang Ground-Jay* Id (Atlas):
    Podoces biddulphi

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Xinjiang Ground-Jay, Biddulph's Ground-jay, Sinkiang Ground-jay, Tarim Ground-jay, White-tailed Ground-jay, Biddulph's Ground-chough, Biddulph's Ground Jay

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
29 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hume, 1874

Habitat
Sandy desert, scrub and desert poplar.

Range (Guide)
China (mainland) (B).

Taklimakan Desert (from Yarkand east to Lop Nur) in Xinjiang, north-western China.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Degradation of desert habitats through the intensive grazing of goats and camels, extraction of fuelwood and the conversion of huge areas to irrigated land is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

 
Biddulph's Ground Jay (Podoces biddulphi) [XC225255]
     by Alexander Hellquist from Just outside Jinlucun, Bayinguoleng Mengguzizhizhou, Xinjiang Weiwuerzizhiqu, China (call)

 
Biddulph's Ground Jay (Podoces biddulphi) [XC491464]
     by Peter Boesman from Semi-desert north of Ruoqiang, Xingjiang, China (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a species pair with Mongolian Ground-Jay (Podoces hendersoni). The two are sometimes united in a separate genus, Eupodoces, differing from other two members of genus in having black on crown, relatively long uppertail-coverts and dark legs, and lacking blackish breast patch.


References
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Files:
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