They are the Leafbirds, the Ioras and the Fairy bluebirds. The Fairy bluebird is the most colorful and the largest species, having a length of 10 inches. The female is a dull blue-green or purple. The males are always more brightly colored than the females. These birds inhabit the forests of the Himalayas, northern India, Burma and Indochina.
Fairy bluebirds live in the forest crown and are gregarious fruit-eaters.
They live in pairs or small troops and keep to the evergreen lowland forest. They have a very loud contact call and short sharp whistles. While not migratory, they wander localy depending on the seasonal abundance of fruit. They usually travel quietly in pairs though the forest, but when a large fig tree is bearing, scores of birds may gather for the banquet together. In the heat of the day Fairy bluebirds sometimes descend in flocks to bathe in forest streams.