Mongolian ground jay
Podoces hendersoni Hume, 1871
The mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 119 g to 121.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the mongolian ground jay
- Weight
- 119 g – 121.5 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
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 mongolian ground jay live?
Not recorded
What is the mongolian ground jay?
The Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni) or Henderson's ground jay is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, found in Central Asia.
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Is the mongolian ground jay endangered?
The mongolian ground jay is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the mongolian ground jay classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusPodoces
- SpeciesPodoces hendersoni Hume, 1871
Other names and names in other languages (46)
- Henderson's ground jayEnglish
- Henderson's ground jayEnglish
- Mongolian ground-jayEnglish
- Mongolian ground-jayEnglish
- Mongolian ground-jayEnglish
- قيق الأرض المنغوليArabic
- gaig terrestre de MongoliaCatalan
- Монголи алагекMari
- strakule černotemennáCzech
- sgrech ddaear HendersonWelsh
- MongolløbekrageDanish
- Mongolsk LøbekrageDanish
- MongolenhäherGerman
- MangolenhäherGerman
- mongolia grundogaroloEsperanto
- Chara terrestre mongolaSpanish
- Arrendajo terrestre mongolSpanish
- Urraca terrestre mongolaSpanish
- mongoolia maanäärEstonian
- aavikkonärhiFinnish
- Podoce de HendersonFrench
- Scréachóg MhongólachIrish
- pozemna šojkaCroatian
- mongol pusztaiszajkóHungarian
- Podoce di HendersonItalian
- Ghiandaia terragnola di MongoliaItalian
- ハシナガサバクガラスJapanese
- mongolinis saksaūlinis kėkštasLithuanian
- Hendersona sīlisLatvian
- Bitsiichįįshgahí yił aheełtʼéhé bitsiitʼáád halzhinígííNavajo
- Mongoolse SteppegaaiDutch
- Hendersons SteppegaaiDutch
- mongolløpekråkeNorwegian
- sójeczka mongolskaPolish
- gaio-terrestre-mongolPortuguese
- Монгольская сойкаRussian
- Монгольская пустынная сойкаRussian
- Монгольская саксаульная сойкаRussian
- džidžitka modrokrídlaSlovak
- Mongolska pustinjska krejaSerbian
- mongolökenskrikaSwedish
- Hendersons ökenskrikaSwedish
- Moğol Yer KargasıTurkish
- джиджітка монгольськаUkrainian
- 黑尾地鴉Chinese
- 黑尾地鸦Chinese
Relatives of the mongolian ground jay
Other species in the same genus Podoces.
Turkestan ground jay
Podoces panderi
Iranian ground jay
Podoces pleskei
Xinjiang ground jay
Podoces biddulphi
CompareMongolian ground jay vs Turkestan ground jayMongolian ground jay vs Iranian ground jayMongolian ground jay vs Xinjiang ground jay
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mongolian ground jay?
An adult mongolian ground jay weighs 119 g – 121.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mongolian ground jay endangered?
The mongolian 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 mongolian ground jay?
The mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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