The Grey Treepie is a member of the crow family. The species is widely distributed along the foothills of the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and extends into much of South-East Asia, as well as Nepal, southern mainland China, and Taiwan.
Fitting this distribution perfectly, this bird was seen on the lower slopes of the Himalayas in the state of Uttarakhand. This wonderful birding location is about 6 hours East and North of Delhi, not that far from the Western boarder of Nepal.
This bird is about 36-40 cm long and is described 'as the dullest of the treepies'. Now this may be true, but it does seem to underplay this rather splendid bird.
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Beautiful series of photos, Stewart! Thank you so much for sharing. I hope you are doing well.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots! I have a Rufous Treepie in my post.
ReplyDeleteStewart I hae never seen or heard of this bird great shots of it What a long tail it has. Thanks for hositng and commenting. I hope you have a great week ahead
ReplyDeleteHe makes gray look good!
ReplyDeleteA lovely bird. It was exceedingly common on Taiwan when I visited. Fine pictures here.
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteOh I agree, there is nothing dull about this fellow! YAM xx
Incredible bird. Thanks for the great photos.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fancy tail!
ReplyDeleteI remember when Taiwan was called Formosa.
Wonderful corvid. I would love to see it in real life. Great series of photos!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great looking bird! Not dull at all, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a beautiful bird, with a really long tail.
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