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Iranian ground jay

Podoces pleskei Zarudny, 1896

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The iranian ground jay (Podoces pleskei) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 87 g to 88.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Iranian ground jay (Podoces pleskei)
Photo: موسی مزینانیان · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the iranian ground jay

Weight
87.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
desertsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the iranian ground jay live?

Not recorded

What is the iranian ground jay?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Iranian ground jay (Podoces pleskei) or Pleske's ground jay, is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to Iran where it is known as zaghbur in Persian. The species is named after Russian zoologist Theodor Pleske.

From the Wikipedia article “Iranian ground jay” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iranian_ground_jay&oldid=1372082732), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the iranian ground jay endangered?

The iranian ground jay is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the iranian ground jay classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCorvidae
  6. genusPodoces
  7. SpeciesPodoces pleskei Zarudny, 1896
Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • Iranian ground-jayEnglish
  • Iranian ground-jayEnglish
  • Iranian ground-jayEnglish
  • Pleske's ground jayEnglish
  • Pleske's ground jayEnglish
  • Pleske's ground jayEnglish
  • قيق الأرض الفارسيArabic
  • gaig terrestre de PleskeCatalan
  • strakule plaváCzech
  • sgrech ddaear PleskeWelsh
  • IranløbekrageDanish
  • Iransk LøbekrageDanish
  • PleskehäherGerman
  • Persischer HäherGerman
  • Pleske-HäherGerman
  • irana grundogaroloEsperanto
  • Chara terrestre iraníSpanish
  • Arrendajo terrestre iraníSpanish
  • Urraca terrestre iraníSpanish
  • pärsia maanäärEstonian
  • زاغ بور ایرانیPersian
  • persianaavikkonärhiFinnish
  • Podoce de PleskeFrench
  • Scréachóg PhleisceIrish
  • perzijska šojkaCroatian
  • perzsa földiszajkóHungarian
  • Pleske pusztaiszajkóHungarian
  • Podoce di PleskeItalian
  • Ghiandaia terragnola dell'IranItalian
  • イランサバクガラスJapanese
  • persinis saksaūlinis kėkštasLithuanian
  • Irānas sīlisLatvian
  • Perzische GrondgaaiDutch
  • Perzische SteppegaaiDutch
  • iranløpekråkeNorwegian
  • sójeczka perskaPolish
  • gaio-terrestre-iranianoPortuguese
  • Персидская пустынная сойкаRussian
  • Персидская саксаульная сойкаRussian
  • džidžitka iránskaSlovak
  • Iranska pustinjska krejaSerbian
  • persisk ökenskrikaSwedish
  • Pleskes ökenskrikaSwedish
  • İbibik KargasıTurkish
  • джиджітка перськаUkrainian
  • 波斯地鴉Chinese
  • 波斯地鸦Chinese

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the iranian ground jay?

An adult iranian ground jay weighs 87.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the iranian ground jay endangered?

The iranian ground jay is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the iranian ground jay?

The iranian ground jay (Podoces pleskei) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{iranian_ground_jay_2026,
  title = {Iranian ground jay (Podoces pleskei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/iranian-ground-jay},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}