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Pseudopodoces is somewhat similar in appearance to the unrelated ground jays (Podoces), but much smaller, about the size of a house sparrow (Passer domesticus), and lacks any conspicuous markings. More distinctly however, it resembles a wheatear (Oenanthe) in habitus, but lacks black feathers, and has a strong and slightly downcurved bill resembling that of a chough (Pyrrhocorax) in shape (though not in colour). Its soft, lax body plumage is extremely cryptic in its natural habitat. The underside is a greyish-fawn in colour, with a tawny hue.
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When to see the Ground Tit
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Ground Tit
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Ground Tit
The ground tit, Tibetan ground tit, or Hume's ground tit is a bird of the Tibetan plateau north of the Himalayas. The peculiar appearance confused ornithologists who in the past variously called it Hume's groundpecker, Hume's ground jay or Tibetan ground jay on the assumption it belonged to the family Corvidae that includes the crows and jays. Although morphologically confusing, the species has since been identified using molecular sequence comparisons as being a member of the tit family (Paridae), and is now treated as the only species in the genus Pseudopodoces. It is found in the Tibetan Plateau of China, India, Nepal & Bhutan.
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Easily confused with
Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalisThe rufous-naped tit, also known as the black-breasted tit or dark-grey tit, is an Asian songbird species in the tit and chickadee family (Paridae).
Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusThe dusky tit is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae.
White-shouldered Black TitMelaniparus guineensisThe white-shouldered black tit, also known as the pale-eyed black tit, is a passerine bird in the tit family.
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