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Plains-wanderer
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family: Pedionomidae
1 species
Australia; grassland birds; rare and threatened.
10-12 cm; bill slender; body compact; wings short, rounded; tail very short; legs fairly long; 4 toes; terrestrial;
male smaller and less colorful than female; polyandrous (?); 4 eggs; male parental care;
(Image taken from Pizzey, Graham. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Angus & Robertson: Sydney, 1997)