Least Concern

A medium-sized, strikingly colored bird, about 24–27 cm long. The male is glossy blue and black, while the female is a duller turquoise-blue. Both have red eyes and slightly downcurved black bills.

Resident species, with some local movements in response to fruiting seasons.

— (Non-migratory)

Typically March to July in India and Southeast Asia. Builds a cup-shaped nest of roots and fibers placed high in trees, often well concealed among foliage.

Moist evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, often in the Western Ghats, northeastern India, and Southeast Asia.

Found in dense forests, forest edges, and well-wooded hills, often staying in the upper canopy but descending to feed. Common in evergreen and mixed deciduous forests.

Feeds primarily on fruits and berries, especially figs, but also consumes insects and small arthropods, often caught by aerial sallies or gleaning foliage.