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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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