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Lophophorus impejanus ( Latham , 1790) The Himalayan monal ( Lophophorus impejanus ), also called Impeyan monal and Impeyan pheasant , is a pheasant native to Himalayan forests and shrublands at elevations of 2,100–4,500 m (6,900–14,800 ft).
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Genus Lophophorus – Temminck, 1813 – three species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Himalayan monal Male Female Lophophorus impejanus (Latham, 1790) Afghanistan and Pakistan through the Himalayas in India, Nepal, southern Tibet, and Bhutan. Size: Habitat: Diet: LC
Sclater's monal is a large, approximately 68 centimetres (27 in) long, monal pheasant. As with other monals, the male is a colourful bird.It has a highly iridescent purplish-green upperparts plumage, short and curly metallic green crown feathers, copper neck, purplish-black throat, white back, blue orbital skin, yellowish-orange bill and brown iris.
The Chinese monal or Chinese impeyan (Lophophorus lhuysii) is a pheasant.This monal is restricted to mountains of central China.The plumage is highly iridescent.The male has a large drooping purple crest, a metallic green head, blue bare skin around the eyes, a reddish gold mantle, bluish green feathers and black underparts.
The Government of Nepal had officially adopted several national symbols such as Nepali as the language, the national flag featuring the Himalayas (removed in 1962) with the Sun and the Moon, rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum) as the national flower, crimson as the national colour, the Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) as the national ...
Lophophorini is a tribe of bird in the subfamily Phasianinae.It contains three genera of pheasant found throughout Asia.This grouping was supported by a 2021 phylogenetic analysis of Galliformes, and accepted by the International Ornithological Congress.
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