Plains-wanderer
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The plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) is a bird, the only representative of family Pedionomidae and genus Pedionomus. It is endemic to Australia. Its historic range included much of eastern Australia, including Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory, but in recent years, it has become endangered with remaining known populations concentrated in the Riverina region of New South Wales and western Queensland.[2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Suborder: | Scolopaci |
Family: | Pedionomidae Bonaparte, 1856 |
Genus: | Pedionomus Gould, 1840 |
Species: | P. torquatus |
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Pedionomus torquatus Gould, 1840 | |
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