Grandala

Grandala coelicolor Hodgson, 1843

≈22 cmLength46 gWeight

The male is deep blue overall with blacker wings and tail, while the female is gray-brown.

Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Bhutan, Nepal

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Male is deep blue overall
Male has blacker wings and tail
Female is gray-brown with fine white markings on the underparts
Female has a gray-blue rump, white tips to the wing feathers and white underwings

Male, female and young

Male is deep blue, female gray-brown; juvenile resembles female but lacks a blue tone on the rump and uppertail-coverts.

Voice

“dew-ee” and “dewee”.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Bhutan, Nepal

Grandala has been recorded at 41 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Balang Shan PassChina139 records
Balang Shan [General Area]China136 records
Balang Shan – SummitChina37 records

More places

Balang Shan – Tunnel AreaChina34 records
Hailuogou Glacier Forest ParkChina13 records
Wolong Giant Panda Museum and ReserveChina12 records
Mt. Siguniang – Viewing PointChina9 records
Galong MonasteryChina6 records
Balang Shan – Main Tunnel NorthChina6 records
GangshikaChina6 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China Bhutan Nepal

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The grandala (Grandala coelicolor) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is the only species in the genus Grandala. It is an insectivore and frugivore.

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