Podoces biddulphi
– Near Threatened
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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AVES
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Order:
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PASSERIFORMES
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Family:
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CORVIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Podoces biddulphi
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Species Authority:
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Hume, 1874
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | XINJIANG GROUND-JAY |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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NT ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2004
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Assessor/s:
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BirdLife International
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Evaluator/s:
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Stattersfield, A., Benstead, P. & Butchart, S. (BirdLife International Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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Nearly qualifies for listing as threatened under criteria C1+2a(i).
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History:
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| 1988 | - | Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2004) |
| 1994 | - | Vulnerable (Collar, Crosby and Stattersfield 1994) |
| 2000 | - | Lower Risk/near threatened (BirdLife International 2000) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Podoces biddulphi is known from Xinjiang, western China, where it is found in sandy desert, scrub and desert poplar 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, and 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. However, it has recently been found to be widespread and locally common in the interior of the Taklimakan Desert.
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Countries:
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Native:
China
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Habitat and Ecology
