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Protecting the Plains-wanderer, Australia’s Odd Inland Shorebird

Adult female plains-wanderer have a distinctive black-and-white collar and a red breast.

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I remember my Dad telling me stories about plains-wanderers when I was young, but I didn't appreciate how unique they are until their brief mentions (twice for a total of 3 pages in a book that's 318 pages, excluding contents pages index & bibliography) in "When Song Began" by Tim Low. That was still pre-COVID, but seeing this article made me think of that book again. I may reread it. I've read it cover to cover before, but it's been a few years & I like rereading my books.

When George Cullinan discovered the plains-wanderer, a small, shy and critically endangered bird with a moo-like call, on his farm in Victor

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A plains-wanderer, one of the rarest birds in the world. Find out more about the fight to save the species in episode two of Guardian Australia’s Look at Me podcast

Photograph: Michael Portway, Remember The Wild/Remember The Wild

(via The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian)