The Grandala breeds on barren, wind-swept slopes above scrub line. Often in large flocks, it feeds on invertebrates and berries on the ground. The male is unmistakable, with shimmering cobalt blue plumage; the female is grey-brown with white streaking and a blue tinge to rump and tail coverts. Range: across the Himalayas to the Tibetan Plateau in China. Call: a piercing, melodious tiyoo.
—Craig Brelsford

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Photo: Craig Brelsford