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In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 202 inbound references to Himalayan Monal, and connects out to Tetraoninae, Blood Pheasant and Snow Partridge.
Vinony files it under Birds described in 1790, Birds of Myanmar and Birds of Nepal.
Vinony links it to 47 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Himalayan Monal Adult Female Tungnath Rudraprayag Uttarakhand India 14.06.2013.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lophophorus impejanus
- taxon name
- Lophophorus impejanus
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- Lophophorus impejanus
- taxon common name
- monal-do-himalaia
- litter size
- 3.9
- short name
- L. impejanus
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Encyclopedic overview
The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also called Impeyan monal, is a landfowl native to Himalayan forests and shrublands at elevations of 2,100–4,500 m (6,900–14,800 ft). It is part of the family Phasianidae and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is the national bird of Nepal, where it is known as the danphe or danfe, and state bird of Uttarakhand, India, where it is known as a monal. The scientific name commemorates Lady Mary Impey, the wife of the British chief justice of Bengal, Sir Elijah Impey.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Himalayan Monal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.