Mongolian Ground Jay

What the Mongolian Ground Jay sounds like

Recorded by Munkhphotography · Call, song · Khukhmorit, Govi-Altai, Mongolia, Mongolia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

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When to see the Mongolian Ground Jay

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Mongolian Ground Jay

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Mongolian Ground Jay

The Mongolian ground jay or Henderson's ground jay is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, found in Central Asia.

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Easily confused with

Turkestan Ground JayPodoces panderiThe Turkestan ground jay is visually similar to the Iranian ground jay, except for its duller, more grayscale coat. 25 cm (9.8 in) in length, it has beige-grey upperparts, head, and neck, with a black patch on the throat. Iranian Ground JayPodoces pleskeiAround 24 cm (9.4 in) in length, with sandy beige feathers on the back, neck and upperparts, fading to off-white around the throat and breast. Xinjiang Ground JayPodoces biddulphiThe xinjiang ground jay is beige with partly black and white wings and a black cap.