Barawertornis tedfordi was a dromornithid (mihirung), a large flightless fowl hailing from Late Oligocene to Early Miocene.

The only species in the genus Barawertornis, its fossil remains are found in strata of the Riversleigh deposits located at two sites in Northwestern Queensland, Australia.

[3] More fragments specimens were described in 2004 and new material that emerged from Riversleigh was analysed and compared with other dromornithids to test previously published theories on relationships within the family.

[5] This mihirung was a fleet-footed species, probably a herbivore,[5] that dwelt in the forest habitat covering most of Australia at the time of the bird's existence.

[4] The name of the genus, Barawertornis, derives from an Aboriginal language, a word for ground Barawerti, and the Ancient Greek ornis, bird.