Monal

A monal is a bird of genus Lophophorus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. There are three species and several subspecies:

ImageNameCommon nameDistribution
Lophophorus impejanusHimalayan monalAfghanistan and Pakistan through the Himalayas in India, Nepal, southern Tibet, and Bhutan.
Lophophorus sclateriSclater's monalnortheast India, southeast Tibet and northern Burma
Lophophorus lhuysiiChinese monalcentral China

Monal
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Subfamily: Phasianinae
Genus: Lophophorus
Temminck, 1813
Species
  • Lophophorus impejanus
  • Lophophorus lhuysii
  • Lophophorus sclateri


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