Plains Wanderer
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