Plains Wanderer (original) (raw)
| Plains Wanderer |
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| 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 megapodess
- Cracidae chachalacas, guans and curassows
- Tetraonidae grouse
- Odontophoridae New World quails
- Numididae guineafowl
- Meleagrididae turkeyss
- Mesitornithidae mesites
- Turnicidae buttonquails
- Pedionomidae
- Plains Wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus