Biddulph's ground jay
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Podoces |
Species: | P. biddulphi
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Binomial name | |
Podoces biddulphi Hume, 1874
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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[]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Podoces biddulphi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22705888A111661838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22705888A111661838.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Podoces
- Birds of Western China
- Endemic birds of China
- Birds described in 1874
- Corvidae stubs