Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) - HBW 2, p. 529
French: Lophophore resplendissant
German: Rostschwanzmonal
Spanish: Monal Colirrojo
Other common names: Impeyan Monal, Himalayan Monal-pheasant/Pheasant
Taxonomy: Phasianus impejanus Latham, 1790, India.
Forms superspecies with L. sclateri. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Afghanistan E along Himalayas to Bhutan and NE India, and N into S Tibet; also reported as occurring in Burma.
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A male displaying to the female three times Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 5 years ago 53 sec 4.7 -
A pair feeding on the ground Locality Scotland, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
John Corder 31 March 2005 5 years ago 44 sec 4.4 -
male on mountain ridge, has a scratch, walks away as the clouds roll in Locality Sela Pass, Dirang, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 8 April 2010 3 years ago 47 sec 4 -
A male foraging on the ground Locality Scotland, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
John Corder 31 March 2005 5 years ago 47 sec 3.9 -
A male feeding in the grass Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 5 years ago 44 sec 3.5 -
A female calling Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 5 years ago 43 sec 3.5
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A male closeup
Locality Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England, Great Britain
Jonathan Beilby 1 January 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Dorsal view of an adult male on the ground.
Locality Sela Pass, Dirang, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
James Eaton 1 April 2010 28 weeks ago 3.9 -
They come onto the highway to Chelela if you get up at 5am. By 7:30 they are gone.
Locality Paro District, Paro Valley, Bhutan
Lee Hunter 7 May 2013 4 weeks ago 3.8 -
A female on the ground.
Locality Artis Amsterdam Zoo, Amsterdam, North Holland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 February 1993 24 weeks ago 3.5 -
An adult male on a ground.
Locality Warsaw Zoo, Warsaw, Masovian Province, Poland (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 1 April 2010 25 weeks ago 3.3 -
A male on the ground.
Locality Parc de les Aus, Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 1990 24 weeks ago 3
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Alarm calls by a female. Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 20 weeks ago 4 -
A female calling while a male displaying close to it. Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 20 weeks ago 4
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