Pleske's Ground Jay (Podoces pleskei) [XC366330]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Khar Turan National Park (near Biy\u0101rjomand), Shahrud, Semnan, Iran (song)
Pleske's Ground Jay (Podoces pleskei) [XC405199]
by Alain Verneau 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.