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 15-19 cm. 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:
However it is likely they may also have been carrion eaters.
The family Pedionomidae contains only one species, Pedionomus torquatus the Plains Wanderer.
The Plains Wanderer, sometimes referred to as the Collared Hemipode because of its superficial resemblance to the Hemipode or Button Quails is a small bird (16 cm or 6.25 ins long) found only in the open grasslands of Australian.
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