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;[[:Category:Lophophorus|Lophophorus]] impejanus | ;[[:Category:Lophophorus|Lophophorus]] impejanus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | Male 70–72 cm (27½-28¼ in) weight 1980-2380g; female 63–64 cm (24¾-25¼ in) 1800-2150g<br /> | |
| − | Males | + | '''Males''' |
| + | *Multicoloured | ||
| + | *Long crest<br /> | ||
| + | '''Females''' | ||
| + | *Dull brownish-black | ||
| + | *White patch in the foreneck | ||
| + | *White stripe on the tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:SM5A2200.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Rajsurin|Rajsurin}}<br />Chopta, Uttarakhand, [[India]], December 2016]] | |
| + | [[Asia]]: found in [[Afghanistan]], south-western [[China]], southern [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]] and [[Bhutan]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]] and north-eastern [[Myanmar]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Alpine oak-conifer forests and grassy slopes. Observed at heights around 4,000 meters. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of seeds, tubers, shoots, berries and insects; varying according to where they live. | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Himalayan_Monal_behavior.jpg|Displaying Male and females<br />Photo © by {{user|Dave+B+Smith|Dave B Smith}}<br />Cheele La, [[Bhutan]], 26 January 2020 | ||
| + | Image:Bhutan Birds-7823.jpg|Display flight<br />Photo © by {{user|Dave+B+Smith|Dave B Smith}}<br />Cheele La, [[Bhutan]], 26 January 2020 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Avibase | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Lophophorus+impejanus}} | {{GSearch|Lophophorus+impejanus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lophophorus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lophophorus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:55, 23 February 2020
- Lophophorus impejanus
Identification
Male 70–72 cm (27½-28¼ in) weight 1980-2380g; female 63–64 cm (24¾-25¼ in) 1800-2150g
Males
- Multicoloured
- Long crest
Females
- Dull brownish-black
- White patch in the foreneck
- White stripe on the tail
Distribution
Asia: found in Afghanistan, south-western China, southern Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas and Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina and north-eastern Myanmar
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Alpine oak-conifer forests and grassy slopes. Observed at heights around 4,000 meters.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds, tubers, shoots, berries and insects; varying according to where they live.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Displaying Male and females
Photo © by Dave B Smith
Cheele La, Bhutan, 26 January 2020
Display flight
Photo © by Dave B Smith
Cheele La, Bhutan, 26 January 2020
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Himalayan Monal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Himalayan_Monal
