Himalayan monal
E73414
The Himalayan monal is a brightly colored pheasant species native to the Himalayan forests, renowned for the iridescent plumage of the males and its cultural significance across the region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Impeyan pheasant | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
pheasant ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Lophophorus
ⓘ
surface form:
Lophophorus impejanus
|
| bodyLength |
about 60 centimetres in females
ⓘ
about 70 centimetres in males ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | spring ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 3–5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Himalayan monal pheasant
ⓘ
Impeyan monal ⓘ Himalayan monal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Impeyan pheasant
|
| crest | present in males ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of beauty in Himalayan cultures ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Latham ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1790 ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution | from Afghanistan to Bhutan along the Himalayas ⓘ |
| eats |
insects
ⓘ
roots ⓘ seeds ⓘ tubers ⓘ |
| family | Phasianidae ⓘ |
| femalePlumage | brown mottled ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | ground forager ⓘ |
| foundAtElevation | 2100–4500 metres ⓘ |
| genus | Lophophorus ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane forests
ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ subalpine forests ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| malePlumage | iridescent multicoloured ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Impey family (Lady Mary Impey) ⓘ |
| nationalBirdOf | Nepal ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bhutan
ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
|
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Lophophorus ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Lophophorus
ⓘ
surface form:
Lophophorus impejanus
|
| sexualDimorphism | strong ⓘ |
| stateBirdOf | Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Impeyan pheasant