| Grandala | |
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| Grandalas inNepal | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Grandala Hodgson, 1843 |
| Species: | G. coelicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Grandala coelicolor Hodgson, 1843 | |
Thegrandala (Grandala coelicolor) is a species of bird in the thrush familyTurdidae. It is the only species placed in the genusGrandala. It is anarborealinsectivore. It ranges across the northeasternIndian Subcontinent and some adjoining regions, existing primarily in the low-to-mid altitudes of theHimalayas. It is found inBhutan,India,Myanmar, andNepal, as well asTibet and other areas ofChina.[2]
The body length of the grandala is 20.5-23 cm, and it weighs 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]
Grandala is a social bird; they feed on insects, fruits, berries.[4]
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 have been conducted.[4]
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