Monal

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Monal
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Tribe: Lophophorini
Genus: Lophophorus
Temminck, 1813
Species

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

Image Name Common name Distribution
Lophophorus impejanus Himalayan monal Afghanistan and Pakistan through the Himalayas in India, Nepal, southern Tibet, and Bhutan.
Lophophorus sclateri Sclater's monal northeast India, southeast Tibet and northern Burma
Lophophorus lhuysii Chinese monal central China