This thrush ranges through high country from the Himalaya to Tibet and western China. Males are blue; females are brown with a bluish rump and white wing patches.
Males are deep blue overall. Females are brown, with a bluish rump and white wing patches, making the sexes look very different at a distance.
Historical notes describe birds in pairs in summer and flocks in winter, with some feeding on insects on the ground. Another old account records Vaccinium berries and seeds in a bird’s crop.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.