Plains Wanderer

Plains Wanderer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Pedionomidae Genus: Pedionomus Species: torquatus
Binomial name
Pedionomus torquatus

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.

The relationships with other groups are shown below:

Order: Galliformes

• Megapodidae megapodes
• Cracidae chachalacas, guans and curassows[?]
• Tetraonidae grouse
• Odontophoridae New World quails
• Numididae guineafowl
• Meleagrididae turkeys
• Mesitornithidae mesites[?]
• Turnicidae buttonquails
• Pedionomidae
  • Plains Wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus