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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

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