LC
Turkestan Ground-jay Podoces panderi



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
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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 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

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

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 870,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 3.68 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be relatively numerous in virgin desert (Madge and Burn 1993). The population is suspected to be in decline owing to intensive irrigation and the loss and degradation of desert vegetation through fuel wood collection and overgrazing (Madge and Burn 1993).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to intensive irrigation and the loss and degradation of desert vegetation through fuel wood collection and overgrazing (Madge and Burn 1993).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Kazakhstan extant native yes
Turkmenistan extant native yes
Uzbekistan extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Turkmenistan Repetek
Uzbekistan Buzaubay
Uzbekistan Karakyr Lakes
Uzbekistan Northern part of the Assake-Audan depression
Uzbekistan The desert around Kurkuduk village

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Desert Temperate major resident
Altitude 0 - 400 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Turkestan Ground-jay Podoces panderi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/turkestan-ground-jay-podoces-panderi on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.