Orthonychidae
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Orthonychidae is a small family of Australasian birds known as logrunners, characterized by their ground-dwelling habits and strong legs adapted for scratching through leaf litter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orthonychidae canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior |
ground-dwelling
ⓘ
leaf-litter foraging ⓘ |
| camouflage | cryptic plumage ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | logrunners ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | varies by species ⓘ |
| diet |
insectivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Australasia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
leaf-litter invertebrate predator
ⓘ
soil and litter disturber ⓘ |
| etymology | name derived from Greek for "straight claw" ⓘ |
| flightAbility | relatively weak fliers ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | scratching through leaf litter ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest floor
ⓘ
rainforest ⓘ wet sclerophyll forest ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Amalocichla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orthonyx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Amalocichla incerta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amalocichla sclateriana NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthonyx novaeguineae NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthonyx spaldingii NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthonyx temminckii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | primarily terrestrial ⓘ |
| morphologicalCharacteristic |
short rounded wings
ⓘ
stout body ⓘ strong legs ⓘ |
| namedBy | Hugh Edwin Strickland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior |
builds cup-shaped nests
ⓘ
lays small clutches of eggs ⓘ |
| socialStructure | often territorial ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| superfamily | Orthonychoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicHistory |
has been variably placed near Cinclosomatidae
ⓘ
has been variably placed near Eupetidae ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud calls ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1844 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.