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{{speciesbox
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| name = Grandala
| image = Grandalas_in_Nepal.jpg
| image_caption = Grandalas in [[Nepal]]
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Grandala coelicolor'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22710120A131956845 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710120A131956845.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Grandala
| parent_authority = [[Brian Houghton Hodgson|Hodgson]], 1843
| species = coelicolor
| authority = [[Brian Houghton Hodgson|Hodgson]], 1843
| synonyms =
}}

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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grandala (Grandala coelicolor) - BirdLife species factsheet |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22710120 |website=datazone.birdlife.org |access-date=11 May 2022}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name=Robson>{{cite book |last1=Robson |first1=Craig |title=Birds of South-East Asia |date=2015 |location=London |isbn=978-1-84330-746-4 |page=182 |edition=Concise}}</ref>

== Behaviour ==
Grandala is a social bird; they feed on insects, fruits, berries.<ref name="RoundGlass"/>

== Areal ==
Grandala lives in a vast territory. In India it is 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 at that area, no scientific studies were conducted.<ref name="RoundGlass">{{cite web |title=The Grandala: Flying Blue Gem of the Himalayas |url=https://sustain.round.glass/species/grandalas/ |website=RoundGlass {{!}} Sustain |access-date=11 May 2022 |date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
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== Gallery ==
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File:The_genera_of_birds_(PL._L)_(7439991224).jpg|Illustration of male bird from ''The genera of birds'', c. 1849
File:Cassell's_book_of_birds_(Frontispiece-_Plate_XXI)_(8556707815).jpg|Illustration from Cassell's Book of Birds, c. 1875
File:Grandala_coelicolor_John_Gould.jpg|Illustration by John Gould, c. 1850s
File:Grandala_DSC_0386.jpg
File:Grandala_DSC_0387.jpg
File:Grandalas_in_Nepal_(altered).jpg|Three blue males and a grey female of Grandalas
</gallery>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [https://ebird.org/species/granda1 Grandala at Birds of the World website]
* [https://kingdomstv.com/meet-the-grandala-the-blue-bird-who-knows-about-being-a-team-player-10-pics/ Meet The Grandala]

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[[Category:Turdidae]]
[[Category:Birds of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Birds of China]]
[[Category:Birds of Tibet]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1843]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]

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UpdateBot at 07:16, 11 May 2022