Jenjang dan burung perancah (Cranes & Waders)
Plains-wanderer
Pedionomus torquatus
- epik
- 16 km/h
- Terancam punah
Genetically so unique it's the sole survivor of an ancient lineage. Your message comes from a one-of-one.
- Populasi
- Roughly 251-5,000 mature individuals (best estimate skews toward the low end, ~251-999 at recent population minima)
- Habitat
- Sparse native lowland grasslands with roughly 50% bare ground and short vegetation (5-15 cm), occasionally cereal stubble; cannot persist in cropped landscapes
- Fakta menarik
- The Plains-wanderer is the sole member of its family, Pedionomidae, and DNA analysis later revealed it is more closely related to jacanas than to the buttonquails or cranes it superficially resembles.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to Australia — patchily distributed across north-central Victoria, southern New South Wales (Riverina), northeastern South Australia, and west-central Queensland; historically also recorded in the Northern Territory
- Makanan
- Omnivorous ground forager: seeds and invertebrates such as spiders, beetles, and caterpillars, feeding by day into twilight but not at night
- Ukuran
- 0,17 m
- Masa hidup
- 3 tahun
