Iranian Ground-jay (Podoces pleskei) - BirdLife species factsheet

Iranian Ground-jay Podoces pleskei

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Near Threatened

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type	continent	Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	475,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.66 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population size of this species has not been quantified, but it is described as locally quite numerous. The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Afghanistan	extant	uncertain
Iran, Islamic Republic of	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Bahram-e-Gour Protected Area
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Hamoun-i Gabi
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Namakazar basin
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Sahlabad area
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Touran

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Desert	Temperate	major	resident
Altitude	900 - 2000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Iranian Ground-jay Podoces pleskei. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/iranian-ground-jay-podoces-pleskei on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.