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Malia
Malia grata
The malia (Malia grata) is a medium-sized (approximately 29 cm long) babbler-like passerine. It has an olive-green plumage, yellowish head and chest, and pinkish-brown bill. The young is duller than the adult. It is the only member of the genus Malia.
An Indonesian endemic, the malia is restricted to montane forests of Sulawesi. Usually, it is found in pairs or small groups of three to seven birds. The diet consists mainly of insects, beetles and other arthropods.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.731
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.269
Introductory Book
Michael Scot · 1350 · p.234
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.693
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
Ambrosini, Bartolommeo · 1640 · p.311
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.553
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.630
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.651
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.615
Serpentum et Draconum Historiae
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.317
History of Serpents and Dragons
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.309
Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)
Georg Wolfgang Knorr · 1771 · p.119
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Every page naming Malia grata in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 14653.