| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AVES | PASSERIFORMES | CORVIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Podoces biddulphi | |||
| Species Authority: | Hume, 1874 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Near Threatened ver 3.1 | |||||||||
| Year Assessed: | 2008 | |||||||||
| Assessor/s: | BirdLife International | |||||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Gilroy, J., Butchart, S. | |||||||||
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Justification: This species is considered Near Threatened as it is likely to have a moderately small and fragmented global population size, and is suspected to be declining owing to habitat fragmentation. Further studies are required to clarify the current magnitude of risk to this species. |
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| Range Description: | Podoces biddulphi is known from Xinjiang, western China, where it occurs in the Taklimakan Desert (and there is a recent sight record well to the east of this area, near Golmud in Qinghai). It was described as being common in 1929-1930, but it was scarce and difficult to locate in the same areas in 1988. However, it has recently been found to be widespread and locally common in the interior of the Taklimakan Desert. |
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Native:
China
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species is found in sandy desert, scrub and desert poplar. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | This species may be declining because of the degradation of desert habitats through the intensive grazing of goats and camels, extraction of fuelwood and the conversion of huge areas to irrigated land. |
| Conservation Actions: |
Conservation Actions Underway Conservation Actions Proposed Conduct repeated surveys within the range to determine current distribution and abundance, as well as assess population trends and rates of habitat loss. Conduct ecological studies to improve understanding of its precise habitat requirements. Effectively protect significant areas of suitable habitat, especially desert poplar, at key sites. |
| Citation: | BirdLife International 2008. Podoces biddulphi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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