CHOWCHILLA

Photographed on Mount Lewis, Queensland September 2015

670           CHOWCHILLA               Orthonyx spaldingii

Australia           (512)

Also known as Auctioneer-bird and the Northern Logrunner. Found  in debris-strewn floor of rainforests. 26-28 cm. Range: coastal ranges of ne Q, from near Cooktown s. to Mount Spec, near Townsville. Common, Sedentary.

LOGRUNNER

Logrunner, female

4.   LOGRUNNER  Orthonyx temminckii

Australia (4)

Also known as Spinetail, Southern or Spine-tailed log runner. It is 18-20 cms. It is a ground dwelling bird which scratches around like a chicken. It is found on the floor of leafy rainforrests. Its range is along the coast and nearby mountains from just above Brisbane to just below Sydney, but much more common in Queensland than NSW. Found in pairs or family groups and can be noisy. Leaves a small depression in the ground where it has been foraging. The male has the orange chest.

These photographs were taken in the Lammerton National Park, southern Queensland.

Male logrunner