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Monal
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Tribe:	Lophophorini
Genus:	Lophophorus Temminck, 1813
Type species
Lophophorus refulgens = Phasianus impejanus Temminck, 1813
Species
Lophophorus impejanus Lophophorus lhuysii Lophophorus sclateri

A monal is a bird of genus Lophophorus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.

Description

The males all have colorful, iridescent plumage. Their physique is rather plump, and their diet consists of plants such as roots and bulbs and insects. During mating, the males are polygamous and mate with several females. The females in turn only mate with the selected male and enter into a monogamous relationship. Due to habitat destruction and hunting, they have become rare and their population is endangered.

Species

There are three species and several subspecies:

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 Female	Lophophorus sclateri Jerdon, 1870 Three subspecies L. s. arunachalensis (Kumar & Singh, 2004) L. s. orientalis (Davison G.W.H., 1974) L. s. sclateri (Jerdon, 1870)	northeast India, southeast Tibet and northern Burma	Size: Habitat: Diet:	VU
Chinese monal Male	Lophophorus lhuysii Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, A, 1866	central China	Size: Habitat: Diet:	VU

References

1. "Phasianidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
2. Hoyo, Josep (1992). Handbook of the birds of the world. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-15-6. OCLC 861071869.

External links

• Media related to Lophophorus at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Lophophorus at Wikispecies

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