Plains Wanderer

Plains Wanderer Status Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: 'Pedionomidae Genus: Pedionomus Species: torquatus
Binomial name
Pedionomus torquatus Gould, 1841

The Plains Wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus, is a unique member of the gamebird order Galliformes, and this bird is put in a family of its own.

This is a quail-like ground bird, measuring 15-19cm. The adult male is light brown above, with fawn-white underparts with black crescents. The adult female has a distinctive white-spotted black collar It is endemic to Australia.

This bird is officially endangered. Population decline has been caused by the cultivation of native grasslands.

The relationships with other groups are shown below:

Order: Galliformes

• Megapodidae megapodess
• Cracidae chachalacas, guans and curassows
• Tetraonidae grouse
• Odontophoridae New World quails
• Numididae guineafowl
• Meleagrididae turkeyss
• Mesitornithidae mesites
• Turnicidae buttonquails
• Pedionomidae
  • Plains Wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus