Plains-wanderer
Pedionomus torquatus Gould, 1840
The plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) is a species in the family Pedionomidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 54 g to 73.7 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the plains-wanderer
- Weight
- 54 g – 73.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 97 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the plains-wanderer?
Where does the plains-wanderer live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The plains-wanderer is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the plains-wanderer?
The plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) is an atypical species of wading bird, the only representative of family Pedionomidae and genus Pedionomus. It is endemic to Australia. Its historic range included much of eastern Australia, including Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory, but in recent years, it has become endangered with remaining known populations concentrated in the Riverina region of New South Wales and western Queensland.
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Is the plains-wanderer endangered?
The plains-wanderer is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.
How is the plains-wanderer classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyPedionomidae
- genusPedionomus
- SpeciesPedionomus torquatus Gould, 1840
Synonyms Pedionomus torquatus goulburni
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- Goldilocks birdEnglish
- جوال السهولArabic
- طير غولديلوكسArabic
- Avstraliya səyyahıAzerbaijani
- rodamón de les planesCatalan
- dropík australskýCzech
- crwydryn y malîWelsh
- SlettevandrerDanish
- SteppenläuferGerman
- Trappen-KampfwachtelGerman
- TrappenlauhühnchenGerman
- PedionomoEsperanto
- aŭstralia pedionomoEsperanto
- LlaneroSpanish
- Torillo AustralianoSpanish
- rohtlakurpEstonian
- دشتگردPersian
- arojuoksijaFinnish
- Pédionome errantFrench
- kulik prepeličarCroatian
- sztyeppefutóHungarian
- Emipodio erranteItalian
- Pedionomo erranteItalian
- Vagabondo delle pianureItalian
- クビワミフウズラJapanese
- 떠돌이메추라기Korean
- australinė klajūnėLithuanian
- TrapvechtkwartelDutch
- SlettevandrarNorwegian Nynorsk
- dropiatkaPolish
- errante-das-planíciesPortuguese
- Австралийский странникRussian
- prepeľ púšťovýSlovak
- Prepeličasti žalarSerbian
- stäpplöpareSwedish
- BıldırcıngöçebesiTurkish
- ерантUkrainian
- 領鶉Chinese
- 领鹑Chinese
Relatives of the plains-wanderer
Other species in the same family Pedionomidae.
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the plains-wanderer?
An adult plains-wanderer weighs 54 g – 73.7 g and has a wingspan of 97 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the plains-wanderer live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the plains-wanderer for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the plains-wanderer endangered?
The plains-wanderer is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the plains-wanderer?
The plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) belongs to the family Pedionomidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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