Himalayan Monal
Lophophorus impejanus(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Himalayan Monal
The Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: Himalayas of Afghanistan to southern Tibet, southwestern China, and northeastern MyanmarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lophophorus impejanus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Himalayan Monal
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phasianus impejanus
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- India.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2 p.632
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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