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Xinjiang ground jay

Podoces biddulphi Hume, 1874

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 130.5 g to 131 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the xinjiang ground jay

Weight
130.5 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
2 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the xinjiang ground jay live?

Not recorded

What is the xinjiang ground jay?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi) or Biddulph's ground jay is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to Xinjiang, China. It is not larger than an adult human's hand and has a brownish white coat of feathers.

Since 2004, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the jay's conservation status as Near Threatened due to habitat fragmentation and degradation. Its population is small, and its range is limited.

From the Wikipedia article “Xinjiang ground jay” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xinjiang_ground_jay&oldid=1379872901), 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 xinjiang ground jay endangered?

The xinjiang ground jay is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species.

How is the xinjiang ground jay classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCorvidae
  6. genusPodoces
  7. SpeciesPodoces biddulphi Hume, 1874
Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Biddulph's ground jayEnglish
  • Biddulph's ground-jayEnglish
  • Xinjiang ground-jayEnglish
  • قيق الأرض الشرق تركستانيArabic
  • gaig terrestre de BiddulphCatalan
  • strakule tarimskáCzech
  • sgrech ddaear BiddulphWelsh
  • Sinkiang LøbekrageDanish
  • WeißschwanzhäherGerman
  • WüstenhäherGerman
  • ŝjinĝjianga grundogaroloEsperanto
  • Chara terrestre de XinjiangSpanish
  • Arrendajo terrestre de XinjiangSpanish
  • Urraca terrestre de XinjiangSpanish
  • uiguuri maanäärEstonian
  • زاغ زمینی ژینجیانگPersian
  • sinkianginaavikkonärhiFinnish
  • Podoce de BiddulphFrench
  • krivokljuna šojkaCroatian
  • fehérfarkú pusztaiszajkóHungarian
  • Podoce di BiddulphItalian
  • Ghiandaia terragnola del SinkiangItalian
  • Ghiandaia terragnola dello SinkiangItalian
  • オジロサバクガラスJapanese
  • baltauodegis saksaūlinis kėkštasLithuanian
  • hvithaleløpekråkeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Chinese SteppegaaiDutch
  • hvitstjertløpekråkeNorwegian
  • sójeczka białosternaPolish
  • بڈلف رولا کاںWestern Panjabi
  • gaio-terrestre-de-xinjiangPortuguese
  • gaio-terrestre-do-sinquiãoPortuguese
  • Сизяньская пустынная сойкаRussian
  • Белохвостая саксаульная сойкаRussian
  • džidžitka bielochvostáSlovak
  • Taklamakanska pustinjska krejaSerbian
  • Biddulphs ökenskrikaSwedish
  • taklamakanökenskrikaSwedish
  • นกเจย์สีน้ำตาลซินเจียงThai
  • Sincan Yer KargasıTurkish
  • джиджітка білохвостаUkrainian
  • 白尾地鴉Chinese
  • 白尾地鸦Chinese

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Relatives of the xinjiang ground jay

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the xinjiang ground jay?

An adult xinjiang ground jay weighs 130.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the xinjiang ground jay endangered?

The xinjiang ground jay is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the xinjiang ground jay?

The xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{xinjiang_ground_jay_2026,
  title = {Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/xinjiang-ground-jay},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}