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ChowchillaAlternate name(s): "Auctioneer-bird", "Northern Logrunner" ![]() Size: 26-28 cm Weight: 155-200 g (male), 120-145 g (female) |
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See Chowchilla
at Wikipedia |
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Photos |
Race "spaldingii"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Near-lateral view of a male Chowchilla
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Paluma Rainforest, near Townsville, QLD, September 2020]
Lateral view of a male Chowchilla
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Paluma Rainforest, near Townsville, QLD, September 2020]
Lateral view of a male Chowchilla foraging in
leaf litter
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Paluma Rainforest, near Townsville, QLD, September 2020]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Chowchilla foraging in leaf litter
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Paluma Rainforest, near Townsville, QLD, September 2020]
Race "melasmenus"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Chowchilla; note the sooty wash on the
mantle
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Mount Lewis NP, near Burtons Ridge, QLD, November 2018]
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FEMALE |
Near-lateral view of a female Chowchilla
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Lewis NP, QLD, August 2023]
Lateral view of a female Chowchilla
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Mount Lewis NP, near Burtons Ridge, QLD, November 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a female Chowchilla foraging in
leaf litter (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Lewis NP, near Burtons Ridge, QLD, November 2018]
Dorsal view of a female Chowchilla (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Lewis NP, near Burtons Ridge, QLD, November 2018]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
chowchl_me_20200927.m4a | spaldingii (Near Townsville, QLD) | Territorial calls(?) | © ME | |
chowchl_me_20200927_3.m4a | spaldingii (Near Townsville, QLD) | Territorial calls(?) | © ME | |
chowchl_me_20200927_2.m4a | spaldingii (Near Townsville, QLD) | Territorial calls(?), distant | © ME | |
chowchl_me_20230816.mp3 | melasmenus (Mt. Lewis NP, QLD) | Territorial calls(?), Q&A | © ME |
More Chowchilla sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.