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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Grandala Hodgson, 1843 |
| Species: | G. coelicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Grandala coelicolor Hodgson, 1843
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The grandala (Grandala coelicolor) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Grandala. It is an arboreal insectivore. It ranges across the northeastern Indian Subcontinent and some adjoining regions, existing primarily in the low-to-mid altitudes of the Himalayas. It is found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal, as well as Tibet and other areas of China.[2]
Description
Body length - 20.5-23 cm, weight from 38 to 52 g. The plumage of the male is blue-gray, only the tail and wings are black. The plumage of the female is brownish with white stripes; rump gray-blue; the tip and underside of the wing feathers are white. Birds usually make the sounds "dew-ee" and "dewee". In young birds, the plumage is similar to females, but does not have a bluish tint on the rump and upper tail integuments.[3]
Behaviour
Grandala is a social bird; they feed on insects, fruits, berries.[4]
Distribution
The grandala lives in a vast territory. In India it is found in the Himalayas from Kashmir (Kishenganga and Liddar valleys), Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand through Nepal, Sikkim, and east to Arunachal Pradesh. Though grandala is a common bird in that region, no scientific studies were conducted.[4]
Gallery
Illustration of male bird from The genera of birds, c. 1849
Illustration from Cassell's Book of Birds, c. 1875
Illustration by John Gould, c. 1850s
Three blue males and a grey female of Grandalas
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References
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Grandala coelicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710120A131956845. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710120A131956845.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Grandala (Grandala coelicolor) - BirdLife species factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Robson, Craig (2015). Birds of South-East Asia (Concise ed.). London. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-84330-746-4.
- ^ a b "The Grandala: Flying Blue Gem of the Himalayas". RoundGlass | Sustain. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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