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  • Synonyms Northern Logrunner, Black-headed Logrunner, Spaldings Logrunner, Spalding's Logrunner, Northern Chowchilla
  • Old latin name for bird Orthonyx spaldingi, Orthonix spaldingii

Chowchillabird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Song, calls, © J.V. Moore
    Australia
  • 3.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, © Phil Gregory
    Australia
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    Song, © Henk Krajenbrink
    Australia
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Chowchilla

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion ec, se Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia)

Chowchilla subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Orthonyx spaldingii melasmenusMt. Amos and Mt. Finnegan to the Thornton Range, ec Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia)-No
Orthonyx spaldingii spaldingiiMacalister and Herberton Ranges to Seaview and Paluma Ranges, se Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniçauçilla
Catalanortònix de Spalding
Chinese黑头刺尾鸫
Chinese (Traditional)黑頭木鶇
Croatianmrka oštrorepka
Czechkosík pospolitý, Kosovec cernohlavý
DanishStor Tømmerløber
DutchZwartkopstronkloper, Zwartkop-raltimalia, Zwartkopraltimalia
EsperantoSpaldinga ortoniko
Estoniansuur-kõdulind
Finnishmustapenkoja, Mustamaatimali
FrenchTimalie-flûtiste à dos sombre, Orthonyx de Spalding
GermanSchwarzkopfflöter, Schwarzkopf-Flöter, Schwarzkopf-Stachelschwanzflöter
Hungarianfeketefejű avarjáró
IcelandicFauskakrafsari
ItalianChowchilla, Corridore dei tronchi di Spaldinge
Japaneseマジロハシリチメドリ, メヂロハシリチメドリ, メジロハシリチメドリ
Lithuanianjuodagalvė čaučila
Norwegianbrilleskrapstjert, brilleskraphale
Norwegian NynorskBrilleskraphale
Polishziemnodrozd duży, ziemnodrozd duzy
Portuguesecorre-troncos-de-spalding, corre-cepos-grande
RussianЧаучилла, Черноголовая чаучилла
SerbianCrna šutka
Slovaktŕňochvost čaučila
SpanishColaespina de Spalding, Corretroncos de Spalding
SwedishNordlig marksmyg, chowchilla
TurkishAlaca Dalcambazı
Ukrainianчаучила чорноголова