Alternative names: Celebes Mountain Thrush; Celebes Ground-thrush, Heinrich's Whistling-thrush
- Zoothera heinrichi
Identification
28 - 30cm. A distinctive species with a long, graduated tail and short rounded wings.
- Dark brown to slate-grey above
- Rusty-tinged wingpanel
- Paler brown face with vague small streaks
- Vague dark grey malar
- Reddish-brown underparts
- Heavy blackish bill
- Brownish-grey legs
Sexes similar
Distribution
Sulawesi endemic. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas. A scarce, but locally fairly common restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
The subspecies matinangensis is no longer accepted by any world list. Formerly placed in its own genus Geomalia.
Habitat
Primary montane evergreen forest. Prefers areas with dense undergrowth. Occurs at 1700 - 3500m.
Behaviour
Feeds on large insects, beetle larvae and small snails.
Forage on the ground, moving and hopping through undergrowth.
No information about breeding.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2005. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 10: Cuckoo-Shrikes to Thrushes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334726
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of this species
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Geomalia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 November 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Geomalia
