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Landing craft during Zapad 2009
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Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
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The
plains-wanderer
(
Pedionomus torquatus
) is a bird in the family Pedionomidae, of which it is the only surviving species. Endemic to Australia, its historical range included
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 (a region in southwestern New South Wales) and in western Queensland. The plains-wanderer is a
quail
-like ground bird, measuring 15 to 19 centimetres (5.9 to 7.5?in). The adult male is light brown above, with fawn-white underparts with black crescents. The adult female is substantially larger than the male, and has a distinctive white-spotted black collar. This female plains-wanderer was photographed in the Riverina, north of the town of
Deniliquin
, New South Wales.
Photograph credit:
John Harrison
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