Geomalia
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Thrushes and Allies

Geomalia

Zoothera heinrichi

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Indonesia
Family
Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The geomalia or Sulawesi mountain thrush (Zoothera heinrichi) is a rare member of the thrush family endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is sometimes classified as Geomalia heinrichi, in which case it is monotypic in the genus Geomalia (which is the source of its primary common name).
The coloration of the bird is primarily dark brown with chestnut color on the breast. The long legs, long tail and short wings struck the discoverer as reminiscent of laughingthrushes, and the name Geomalia is itself a reference to another, superficially similar Sulawesi endemic, the malia, but the two species are not related.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Mountains of Sulawesi.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.