Australian logrunner
Orthonyx temminckii Ranzani, 1822
The Australian logrunner (Orthonyx temminckii) is a species in the family Orthonychidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 55 g to 61.3 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the Australian logrunner
- Weight
- 55 g – 61.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 7 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.4 – 1.7src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the Australian logrunner live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The Australian logrunner is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the Australian logrunner?
The Australian logrunner (Orthonyx temminckii) is a species of bird that is endemic to eastern Australia where it uses unique foraging techniques and adaptations to search for its food on the floors of temperate, subtropical, or tropical moist lowland forests in south-eastern Australia. Until 2002, it was widely considered to be conspecific with the New Guinea logrunner, but studies showed the two differ significantly, both genetically and vocally.
It is known by a number of common names including spine-tailed logrunner, spine-tail, logrunner, scrub quail and chowcilla.
From the Wikipedia article “Australian logrunner” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australian_logrunner&oldid=1346796247), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the Australian logrunner endangered?
The Australian logrunner is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the Australian logrunner classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyOrthonychidae
- genusOrthonyx
- SpeciesOrthonyx temminckii Ranzani, 1822
Synonyms Orthonyx maculatus, Orthonyx temminckii chandleri, Orthonyx temminckii temminckii
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- ortònix d'AustràliaCatalan
- kosík ostrocasýCzech
- kosík ostroocasýCzech
- aderyn dreingwt TemminckWelsh
- TømmerløberDanish
- DschungelflöterGerman
- Australien-StachelschwanzflöterGerman
- Stachelschwanz-LaufflöterGerman
- StachelschwanzflöterGerman
- aŭstralia ortonikoEsperanto
- Colaespina de TemminckSpanish
- kirju-kõdulindEstonian
- kirjomaatimaliFinnish
- harlekiinipenkojaFinnish
- Orthonyx de TemminckFrench
- australska oštrorepkaCroatian
- tüskefarkú avarjáróHungarian
- Corriceppi meridionaleItalian
- ハシリチメドリJapanese
- Teminko čaučilaLithuanian
- stripeskraphaleNorwegian Bokmål
- StekelstaartraltimaliaDutch
- Australische StronkloperDutch
- stripeskrapstjertNorwegian
- ziemnodrozd kolcosternyPolish
- corre-cepos-australianoPortuguese
- corre-troncos-australianoPortuguese
- Иглохвостая чаучиллаRussian
- Австалийский острохвостRussian
- tŕňochvost vývratovýSlovak
- Australijska šutkaSerbian
- australisk marksmygSwedish
- Avustralya DalcambazıTurkish
- чаучила східнаUkrainian
- 刺尾鸫Chinese
- 南方針尾木鶇Chinese
Relatives of the Australian logrunner
Other species in the same genus Orthonyx.
Chowchilla
Orthonyx spaldingii
Papuan logrunner
Orthonyx novaeguineae
CompareAustralian logrunner vs ChowchillaAustralian logrunner vs Papuan logrunner
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the Australian logrunner?
An adult Australian logrunner weighs 55 g – 61.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the Australian logrunner live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the Australian logrunner for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the Australian logrunner endangered?
The Australian logrunner is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the Australian logrunner?
The Australian logrunner (Orthonyx temminckii) belongs to the family Orthonychidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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