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Plains-wanderer
Pedionomus torquatus Gould, 1840
Pedionomidae — Plains-wanderer
Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus is a bird of eastern Australia, breeding from south-eastern Northern Territory and south-western Queensland to north-central Victoria. It belongs to its own family, Pedionomidae, and stands apart from other wading birds. The species is endemic to Australia. It is a quail-like ground bird, and the adult female is larger than the male and shows a black collar marked with white spots. The adult male is light brown above and has fawn-white underparts with black crescents. It was described by Gould in 1840.
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Pedionomidae — Plains-wanderer
- Breeding range
- Australasia: se NT and sw QLD to nc VIC (ec Australia)
