Babblers (Timaliidae)
Malia (Malia grata) - HBW 12, p. 280
French: Malia des Célèbes
German: Mooswaldtimalie
Spanish: Timalí Malia
Other common names: Celebes/Sulawesi Malia, Malia Babbler
Taxonomy: Malia grata Schlegel, 1880, Makassar District, Sulawesi.
Affinities unclear; has been treated as an aberrant bulbul (Pycnonotidae). Research, including molecular-genetic analysis, is required. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- recondita A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1894 - N Sulawesi.
- stresemanni Meise, 1931 - C & SE Sulawesi.
- grata Schlegel, 1880 - SW Sulawesi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird moving around high in a tree as others call. Locality Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp stresemanni)
Keith Blomerley 27 August 2011 19 weeks ago 25 sec 2.1
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A single bird furtively foraging in vines on a large tree.
Locality Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp stresemanni)
David Beadle 26 October 2011 22 weeks ago 2.9
- No sound recordings available yet
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