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plains wanderer, (species Pedionomus torquatus), Australian bird resembling a tiny quail. It has a mottled reddish brown body and a collar of black spots against a white throat. The plains wanderer constitutes the family Pedionomidae (order Gruiformes) but is placed by some authorities in the button quail family (Turnicidae). It inhabits dry grasslands. Unlike other hemipodes, the plains wanderer does not have a crouching posture.