Siberian Jay

Scientific name: Perisoreus infaustus
Mongolian name: Хөвчийн Дуудууш
Order: Passeriformes
Bird family: Corvidae (Crows, jays, ravens, magpies)
Conservation status: LC

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The Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus) is a small jay with a widespread distribution within the coniferous forests in North Eurasia. 

Length : 25–31 cm

Weight : 72-101 g

Population : 4,000,000-7,999,999 individuals

Habitat: favours mainly dense, mature forest habitat with closed canopy within lowlands and foothills

Diet: Omnivorous. Diet includes berries, seeds, various insects and their larvae.

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