Plains-wanderer
Pedionomus torquatusGould, J, 1840
English (US) Plains-wanderer
The Plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pedionomidae (Plains-wanderer) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: locally in sparse grassland of inland southeastern Australia (southwestern Queensland to northern Victoria)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pedionomus torquatus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Plains-wanderer
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1840
- Type locality
- Interior of South Australia = plains near Adelaide.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.92 p.114
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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