Grandala
Grandala coelicolor Hodgson, 1843
The grandala (Grandala coelicolor) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 45.3 g to 46 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the grandala
- Weight
- 45.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- rockysrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the grandala live?
Not recorded
What is the grandala?
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. It ranges across the northwestern and northeastern Indian subcontinent and northeast to western China, existing primarily at high to very high altitudes in the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau. It is found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal, as well as Tibet and other areas of China north to southeast Gansu.
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Is the grandala endangered?
The grandala is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the grandala classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusGrandala
- SpeciesGrandala coelicolor Hodgson, 1843
Synonyms Grandala coelicolor florentes, Grandala schistacea
Other names and names in other languages (21)
- modráček alpínskýCzech
- blua grandaloEsperanto
- Zorzal grandalaSpanish
- گراندالای آبیPersian
- purppurataskuFinnish
- Grandala bleuFrench
- modri drozdCroatian
- granadalaHungarian
- ムラサキツグミJapanese
- zilā grandalaLatvian
- turnicaPolish
- grandalaPortuguese
- tordo-grandalaPortuguese
- Лазоревая птицаRussian
- grandala modráSlovak
- Grandala drozdSerbian
- Grandala BülbülüTurkish
- лазурецьUkrainian
- 蓝大翅鸲Chinese
- 藍大翅鴝Chinese
- 蘇拉山鶇〔藍大翅山鶇，藍大翅鴝〕Chinese
Relatives of the grandala
Other species in the same family Turdidae.
Common blackbird
Turdus merula
Song thrush
Turdus philomelos
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
Mistle thrush
Turdus viscivorus
Ring ouzel
Turdus torquatus
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
CompareGrandala vs Common blackbirdGrandala vs Song thrushGrandala vs FieldfareGrandala vs Mistle thrush
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grandala?
An adult grandala weighs 45.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grandala endangered?
The grandala is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the grandala?
The grandala (Grandala coelicolor) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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