| Australian logrunner | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Orthonychidae |
| Genus: | Orthonyx |
| Species: | O. temminckii
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthonyx temminckii Ranzani, 1822
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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.[2]
It is known by a number of common names including spine-tailed logrunner, spine-tail, logrunner, scrub quail and chowcilla.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Orthonyx temminckii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734309A95082068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734309A95082068.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
HBW Alivewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ HINDWOOD, K. A. 1933. The Spine-tailed Log-runner. -Emu, 33: 257-267.