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Alternative names: Hume's Groundpecker; Tibetan Ground-Jay; Groundpecker

Photo by china guy
Ganzi, China

Pseudopodoces humilis

Identification

19–20 cm (7½-7¾ in)

A rather plain fluffy bird
Pale buff forehead
Long curved bill

Distribution

Semiarid steppes of Tibetan plateau.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Originally thought to be a jay, new research showed that this poorly known species is in fact an aberrant tit. Some authorities have even placed it in the genus Parus

Habitat

Treeless steppes, grassy plains and stony hills high on the Tibetan plateau.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet is not well known; they are likely to eat small invertebrates and larvae.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
Monteraybay.com

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ground Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ground_Tit

External Links

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-{{incomplete}}
 '''Alternative names: Hume's Groundpecker; Tibetan Ground-Jay; Groundpecker'''
+[[Image:Hume's_Groundpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|china+guy|china guy}}<br/ >Ganzi, [[China]] ]]
 ;[[:Category:Pseudopodoces|Pseudopodoces]] humilis
-[[Image:Hume's_Groundpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by china guy<br/ >Photo taken: Ganzi, [[China]] ]]
 ==Identification==
-cm  and pale coloured.
+–20 cm (7½-7¾ in)
+*A rather plain fluffy bird
+*Pale buff forehead
+*Long curved bill
 ==Distribution==
-[[Tibet]]
+Semiarid steppes of [[Tibet|Tibetan]] plateau.
 ==Taxonomy==
-This little-known species was described by Hume in 1871 with the generic name ''Podoces'' (which roughly translates "puzzling chough-thrush;" Londei 2002), along with another new species, [[Mongolian Ground Jay]] ''Podoces hendersoni''. The genus [[:Category:Podoces|''Podoces'']] now consists of four species of ground-jays, with this species now placed in ''Pseudopodoces''. Until the turn of the 21st century, the Ground Tit was considered to be a corvid —thought to be related to ground-jays — and has gone by such names as "Hume's Ground-Jay" and "Tibetan Ground-Jay" (e.g., Sibley & Monroe 1990). It was thought to be the world's smallest jay.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
-New research has shown that this species is in fact an aberrant tit. Some authorities have even placed it in the genus [[:Category:Parus|''Parus'']].
+Originally thought to be a jay, new research showed that this poorly known species is in fact an aberrant tit. Some authorities have even placed it in the genus [[:Category:Parus|Parus]]
 ==Habitat==
-Grassy and stony habitats high on the Tibetan plateau.
+Treeless steppes, grassy plains and stony hills high on the Tibetan plateau.
 ==Behaviour==
-They dig actively for insects with their strong bill in turf, soil, and yak dung.
+====Diet====
+Their diet is not well known; they are likely to eat small invertebrates and larvae.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
+#Monteraybay.com
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Pseudopodoces+humilis}}
 [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pseudopodoces]]