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Pander's ground jay

Pander's ground jay
Turkestan Ground-Jay.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Podoces
Species: P. panderi
Binomial name
Podoces panderi
Fischer von Waldheim, 1821

The Pander's ground jay,grey ground jay or Turkestan 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. It is closely related to the Persian ground-jay of Iran. Its natural habitat is sandy desert with low shrub cover. It also forages around human settlements and roads.



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