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Ground jay

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The Ground jays or Ground choughs belong to a very distinct and interesting group of the passerine order of birds in the family corvidae that inhabit high altitude semi-desert areas from central Asia to Mongolia. They show some distinct adaptations to their ground living way of life such as long, strong legs adapted to fast running and they leap and bound onto boulders and rocks with great agility. Their long, curved thick bills are adapted for digging and probing. They can all of course fly, and will readily perch on trees and bushes also.

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The above species placement within the Passeriformes has changed recently because of molecular and osteological testing. It has now been placed into the Paridae. See external link for more details:http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00170.x/abs/

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