Recent Observations on the Plains-Wanderer, with a Review of its Past and Present Status
- 1 July 1975
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Emu - Austral Ornithology
- Vol. 75 (3) , 137-142
- https://doi.org/10.1071/mu9750137
Abstract
Llewellyn, L. C. 1974. Recent observations on the Plains-wanderer, with a review of its past and present status. Emu 75: 137–142. A successful method of trapping Phasianidae and Turnicidae is outlined and details of Plains-wanderers trapped in this way are given. A brief botanical survey was carried out in the area to establish their preferences for habitat and possibly food. Other species of birds in the area were also recorded. The distribution of Plains-wanderers collated from museum records is given and the apparent change in distribution with time is discussed. Shape and size of bill and the scalloped coloration of the crown is mentioned as a possible means of identifying males, immature males and immature females.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Vanishing Plain-WandererEmu - Austral Ornithology, 1926
- Pedionomus torquatus, Gould., Collared Plain Wanderer, [Pl. 80]Published by Biodiversity Heritage Library ,1848