Plains-wanderer

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q665606
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Plains-wanderer

Summary

Plains-wanderer is a taxon[1]. Plains-wanderer ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #1,588 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Plains-wanderer's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Plains-wanderer is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Plains-wanderer's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Plains-wanderer is classified within Pedionomus[6].
  • Plains-wanderer is endemic to Australia[7].
  • Plains-wanderer's scientific name is Pedionomus torquatus[8].
  • Plains-wanderer's Commons category is recorded as Pedionomus torquatus[9].
  • Plains-wanderer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pedionomus torquatus[10].
  • Plains-wanderer's Commons gallery is recorded as Pedionomus torquatus[11].
  • Plains-wanderer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. torquatus'}[12].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'crwydryn y malî'}[13].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Plains-wanderer'}[14].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Steppenläufer'}[15].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Llanero'}[16].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'rodamón de les planes'}[17].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'dropík australský'}[18].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'rohtlakurp'}[19].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Slettevandrer'}[20].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Австралийский странник'}[21].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'クビワミフウズラ'}[22].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Slettevandrer'}[23].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'arojuoksija'}[24].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'sztyeppefutó'}[25].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'dropiatka'}[26].
  • Plains-wanderer is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'prepeľ púšťový'}[27].

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Classification

Plains-wanderer's scientific name is Pedionomus torquatus[8]. Plains-wanderer is classified at the rank of species[4]. Plains-wanderer belongs to the parent taxon Pedionomus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'crwydryn y malî'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Plains-wanderer'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Steppenläufer'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Llanero'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'rodamón de les planes'}[17], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'dropík australský'}[18].

Distribution

Plains-wanderer is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

Plains-wanderer's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4341[28]. Plains-wanderer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 227192[29]. Plains-wanderer's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45517797[30]. Plains-wanderer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229423[31]. Plains-wanderer's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176172[32].

Why It Matters

Plains-wanderer ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #1,588 of 195,241).[2] Plains-wanderer has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Plains-wanderer is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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