Australian Logrunner (Orthonyx temminckii)
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Australian Logrunner

Orthonyx temminckii Ranzani, 1822

58 gWeight

Busiest months: October · Most records: Australia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Australia

Australian Logrunner has been recorded at 7 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. O'Reilly's Rainforest RetreatAustralia2,932 records
  2. Mary Cairncross ReserveAustralia636 records
  3. D'Aguilar National Park – Maiala Loop WalkAustralia626 records
More places
  1. Bendthualaly, BellawongarahAustralia427 records
  2. Royal National Park – Lady Carrington DriveAustralia20 records
  3. Barren Grounds Nature ReserveAustralia10 records
  4. Cattai WetlandsAustralia1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Australian Logrunner?

The Australian Logrunner weighs around 58 g.

Where does the Australian Logrunner live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: southeastern Queensland to south-central New South Wales (eastern Australia). It is most often recorded in Australia.

When is the best time to see the Australian Logrunner?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Australian Logrunner endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Australian Logrunner as Least Concern.

What does the Australian Logrunner eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Australian Logrunner in?

It belongs to the family Logrunners (Orthonychidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
58 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
88 mm
Tail
85 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
30 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: southeastern Queensland to south-central New South Wales (eastern Australia)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Logrunners Orthonychidae
Genus
Orthonyx

Other birds in the genus Orthonyx

Papuan LogrunnerPapuan LogrunnerOrthonyx novaeguineaeChowchillaChowchillaOrthonyx spaldingii
Australian Logrunner

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