Plains-wanderer
Pedionomus torquatus
Terrick Terrick NP, NC Vic IMG_5842 20200121 - male
Notes: Little bigger than a tennis-ball on sticks, the adult male
is mainly fawn
w. fine black rosettes. The adult
female is larger w. a distinctive white-spotted
black collar,
rich rufous breast patch. They are poor flyers. ~Sedentary.
Female lays 4 eggs; the male incubates. In semi-arid native grasslands.
Range from eBird©(last 10 years)
