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Australian LogrunnerAlternate name(s): "Spinetail", "Spine-tailed Log-runner", "Australian Logrunner"; misnomer: "Scrub-quail" ![]() Size: 18-21 cm Weight: 58-71 g (male), 49-58 g (female) |
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Photos |
Race "temminckii"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Australian Logrunner
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Frontal view of a male Australian Logrunner
(photo courtesy of E.
Scott)
[Roseberry Creek Valley, near Toonumbar NP, northern NSW, February 2018]
Lateral view of a male Australian Logrunner
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Lateral view of a male Australian Logrunner
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Lateral view of a male Australian Logrunner
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP
Gold Coast,
QLD, April 2013]
Near-dorsal view of a male Australian Logrunner
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP
Gold Coast,
QLD, November 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a male Australian Logrunner
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a male Australian Logrunner
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
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FEMALE |
Near-frontal view of a female Australian Logrunner
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, May 2014]
Near-lateral view of a female Australian Logrunner; note the orange "bib"
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Near-lateral view of a female Australian Logrunner issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Near-lateral view of a female Australian Logrunner moving around in the
underbrush
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP
Gold Coast, QLD, May 2014]
Lateral view of a female Australian Logrunner
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP
Gold Coast, QLD, May 2014]
Near-dorsal view of a female Australian Logrunner
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a female Australian Logrunner
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP
Gold Coast, QLD, November 2020]
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PAIR |
Near-frontal view of a pair of Australian Logrunners foraging
together in a dark gully; male front left, female back right
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Springbrook NP,
QLD, March 2019]
Lateral view of a female Australian Logrunner, right, with a male
at the back left (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP
Gold Coast, QLD, August 2013]
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial? | Mobility: Sedentary | Elementary unit: Pair |
We have observed the Australian Logrunners' vigorous sideways scratching technique, which they use to forage in leaf litter and topsoil.
Frontal view of a male Australian Logrunner scratching in leaf litter
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP
Gold Coast, QLD, May 2014]
Lateral view of a male Australian Logrunner scratching in leaf litter
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP
Gold Coast, QLD, May 2014]
Near-dorsal view of a male Australian Logrunner scratching
in leaf litter (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Sometimes, when staying still for a moment, foraging Australian Logrunners
can give the impression of sitting on a nest on the ground
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP
Gold Coast, QLD, May 2014]
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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.
logrun_20140522_2.mp3 |
temminckii (SE QLD) |
Contact call | © MD | |
logrun_me_20200107_3.m4a |
temminckii (SE QLD) |
Contact calls(?) | © ME | |
logrun_me_20200107_2.m4a |
temminckii (SE QLD) |
Contact calls, Q&A(?) | © ME | |
logrun_me_20200107.m4a |
temminckii (SE QLD) |
Contact calls, Q&A(?) | © ME | |
logrun_20140522_9.mp3 |
temminckii (SE QLD) |
Q&As | © MD | |
logrun_20140522_3.mp3 |
temminckii (SE QLD) |
Q&As | © MD | |
logrun_20140522_8.mp3 |
temminckii (SE QLD) |
Alarm call? | © MD | |
logrun_20140522_7.mp3 |
temminckii (SE QLD) |
Territorial dispute | © MD | |
logrun_20140526.mp3 |
temminckii (SE QLD) |
Annoyed calls? | © MD | |
logrun_20140522_5.mp3 |
temminckii (SE QLD) |
In-flight (arrival) | © MD | |
logrun_20160910.m4a |
temminckii (NE NSW) |
? | © MD | |
logrun_art_20150420.mp3 |
temminckii (N NSW) |
? | © ART |
More Logrunner sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.