Papuan logrunner
Orthonyx novaeguineae A. B. Meyer, 1874
The papuan logrunner (Orthonyx novaeguineae) is a species in the family Orthonychidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 53 g to 64 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the papuan logrunner
- Weight
- 53 g – 64 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1 – 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 papuan 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 papuan 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 papuan logrunner?
The Papuan logrunner or New Guinea logrunner (Orthonyx novaeguineae) is a species of bird in the family Orthonychidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Australian logrunner.
From the Wikipedia article “Papuan logrunner” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Papuan_logrunner&oldid=1380441994), 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 papuan logrunner endangered?
The papuan 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 papuan logrunner classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyOrthonychidae
- genusOrthonyx
- SpeciesOrthonyx novaeguineae A. B. Meyer, 1874
Synonyms Orthonyx temminckii novaeguineae, Orthonyx temminckii novaguineae
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- New Guinea logrunnerEnglish
- New Guinea logrunnerEnglish
- Northern logrunnerEnglish
- Northern logrunnerEnglish
- ortònix de Nova GuineaCatalan
- Almindelig TømmerløberDanish
- PapuaflöterGerman
- Neuguinea-Stachelschwanz-LaufflöterGerman
- Neuguinea-StachelschwanzflöterGerman
- papua ortonikoEsperanto
- Colaespina papúSpanish
- uusginea kõdulindEstonian
- papuanmaatimaliFinnish
- papuanharlekiinipenkojaFinnish
- Orthonyx de Nouvelle-GuinéeFrench
- novogvinejska oštrorepkaCroatian
- Anis kuku-lurusIndonesian
- Corriceppi settentrionaleItalian
- パプアハシリチメドリJapanese
- Naujosios Gvinėjos čaučilaLithuanian
- papuaskraphaleNorwegian Bokmål
- Nieuw-Guinese StronkloperDutch
- papuaskrapstjertNorwegian
- ziemnodrozd papuaskiPolish
- corre-cepos-papuaPortuguese
- corre-troncos-da-papuaPortuguese
- Новогвинейская чаучиллаRussian
- Новогвинейский острохвостRussian
- tŕňochvost papuánskySlovak
- Papuanska šutkaSerbian
- papuamarksmygSwedish
- Papua DalcambazıTurkish
- чаучила папуанськаUkrainian
- 北方針尾木鶇Chinese
- 新几内亚刺尾鸫Chinese
Relatives of the papuan logrunner
Other species in the same genus Orthonyx.
Australian logrunner
Orthonyx temminckii
Chowchilla
Orthonyx spaldingii
ComparePapuan logrunner vs Australian logrunnerPapuan logrunner vs Chowchilla
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the papuan logrunner?
An adult papuan logrunner weighs 53 g – 64 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the papuan logrunner live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the papuan logrunner for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the papuan logrunner endangered?
The papuan 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 papuan logrunner?
The papuan logrunner (Orthonyx novaeguineae) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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