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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 15-19cm. 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:

Order: Galliformes

• Megapodidae megapodes
• Cracidae chachalacas, guans and curassows
• Tetraonidae grouse
• Odontophoridae New World quails
• Numididae guineafowl
• Meleagrididae turkeys
• Mesitornithidae mesites
• Turnicidae buttonquailButtonquail Painted Buttonquail''. Animalia : Chordata : Aves :Turniciformes Turnicidae Genera Turnix Ortyxelos The buttonquails or hemipodes are a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. Buttonquail were traditionallys
• Pedionomidae
  • Plains Wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus