Grandala (Grandala coelicolor)

The spectacular Grandala Coelicolor is one of these birds. It’s favored a deep, rich, and spellbinding blue coat. This blue shade certainly grasps the eyes of anyone spotting them. 

Often seen swirling in flocks above mountain passes, scrubby alpine forests, and highland meadows, this large thrush is unlike any other. Adult male is a deep, almost eye-searing blue with jet-black wings. Females and immatures are brown with white streaks all over the head and underparts and weak white bars on the wings. Long-billed and sharp-winged profile, along with flocking behavior, is more reminiscent of starlings than thrushes.