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 LC    Himalayan Monal* Id (Atlas):
    Lophophorus impejanus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Himalayan Monal, Impeyan Monal, Himalayan Monal-Pheasant, Himalayan Pheasant

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
63 - 72 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Temperate forest. From 2,100 - 4,500 m.

Range (Guide)
Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan.

Unknown to Afghanistan.

Eastern Afghanistan eastern along Himalayas to Bhutan and north-eastern India, and northern into southern Tibet; also reported as occurring in Burma.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (37)...)

 
Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) [XC119993]
     by Viral joshi from Sarahan, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (alarm call, call)

 
Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) [XC547801]
     by Daniel Danckwerts from Tungnath, Uttarakhand, India (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Sclater's Monal (Lophophorus sclateri).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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