The Himalayas, is a mountain range which separates the Great Indian Plains from the Tibetan Plateau. This range is home to nine of the ten highest peaks on the Earth, including the highest, Mount Everest. The abrupt rise of the Himalayan Mountains from less than 500 meters to more than 8,000 meters in a few hundred kilometers has resulted in a huge diversity of flora and fauna. Nearly 1000 birds have been recorded in the Himalayas of which 15 species are fully endemic.
The blue-winged minla (Minla cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva, is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist montane forests.
IUCN Status: Least Concern (LC) Photo: Dibyendu Ash