What is "plains-wanderer"

n. ''Pedionomus torquatus'', a small quail-like bird in the monotypic family Pedionomidae, endemic to south-eastern Australia.

The plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) is a bird, the only representative of family Pedionomidae and genus Pedionomus. It is endemic to Australia. The majority of the remaining population are found in the Riverina region of New South Wales.