The Pander's Ground Jay is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
The Pander's Ground Jay, or Turkestan Ground-jay (Podoces panderi) is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae. It is found in central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It is closely related to the Persian Ground-jay of Iran. It's natural habitat is sandy desert with low shrub cover. It also forages around human settlements and roads. References - 1. ^ Gill, F. & D. Donsker (Eds) (2009). More