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12-22-2016

Pedionomous torquatus

Pedionomous torquatus NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

FWS Digital Media Library — Pedionomous torquatus The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) is a bird, the only representative of family Pedionomidae and genus Pedionomus. It is endemic to Australia. The majority of the remaining population is found in the Riverina region of New South Wales. The plains-wanderer is a quail-like ground bird, measuring 15–19 cm. It is such an atypical bird that it is placed in an entire family of its own, Pedionomidae. The adult male is light brown above, with fawn-white underparts with black crescents. The adult female is substantially larger than the male, and has a distinctive white-spotted black collar. They have excellent camouflage, and will first hide at any disturbance. If they’re approached too closely, they will run rather than flying at which they are very poor. Females lay four eggs, which the male then incubates.

Detailed information
Full Name: Plain wanderer (Pedionomous torquatus)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Birds
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 06/04/1973 Foreign (Headquarters) Wherever found
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
06/04/1973 38 FR 14678 Amendments to List of Endangered Fish and Wildlife; 37 FR 14678
Recovery
No recovery information is available for the Plain wanderer.
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