Grandala

The grandala is the only species in its genus, of the thrush family, 19–23 cm long and 38–52 g. The male's plumage is an intense dark blue with blacker tail and wings, while the female is greyish-brownish with fine white streaks on the underparts, a greyish-blue rump and white tips and undersides to the wing feathers; young birds are like females but lack a bluish tint on the rump and upper tail coverts (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a partial altitudinal migrant, breeding in high alpine scrub and meadows at 3,900–5,500 m in summer and descending to 2,000–4,300 m in winter, when it can be found in orchards. It is a social bird, feeding on insects and on small fruit such as Vaccinium berries (Wikipedia, general species account).