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Chinese Monal
Lophophorus lhuysii Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, AL 1866
The Chinese monal or Chinese impeyan is a pheasant. This monal is restricted to mountains of central China. The plumage is highly iridescent. The male has a large drooping purple crest, a metallic green head, blue bare skin around the eyes, a reddish gold mantle, bluish green feathers and black underparts. The female is dark brown with white on its throat. Source: Wikipedia
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Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Lophophorus
Scientific:
Lophophorus lhuysii
Classification
Order:Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Lophophorus
Scientific:
Lophophorus lhuysii
Original description
Citation:
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, AL 1866
Reference:
Bull. Soc. Imp. Zool. Acclimatat.
(2), 3 p.223
Protonym:
Lophophorus Lhuysii
Type locality:
China, type from the mountains above Mupin, Szechuan.
Link:
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5452151m/f304.item
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
583D3E979D655290
Avibase ID:
avibase-583D3E97
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/583D3E97
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553880
VULNERABLE
Geographic range:
- Lophophorus lhuysii: mountains of southwestern China (southern Gansu, northwestern Sichuan, and Yunnan)
Source: Clements checklist
Chinese Monal
Catalan:
Monal de crinera
Czech:
bažant zelenoocasý
Danish:
Kinesisk Glansfasan
German:
Grünschwanz-Glanzfasan
Spanish:
Monal Coliverde
Spanish (Spain):
Monal Coliverde
Finnish:
kiinanloistofasaani
French:
Lophophore de Lhuys
Croatian:
kineski monal
Hungarian:
kékfarkú fényfácán
Icelandic:
Kínafasani
Italian:
Monal della Cina
Japanese (romaji):
karanijikiji
Japanese:
カラニジキジ
Lithuanian:
Kininis trumpauodegis fazanas
Dutch:
Chinese Glansfazant
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Regnbogefasan
Norwegian:
Regnbuefasan
Polish:
olśniak zielonosterny
Portuguese:
Monal-de-rabo-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
monal-de-cauda-azul
Russian:
Китайский монал
Slovak:
monal zelenochvostý
Serbian:
Kineski monal
Swedish:
kinesisk monal
Ukrainian:
Монал китайський
Chinese:
绿尾虹雉
Chinese (Traditional):
綠尾虹雉
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Lophophore de Lhuys ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Lophophore de Lhuys ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 1st edition: Chinese Monal Pheasant ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements, version 2021: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements, version 2022: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements, version 2023: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements, version 2024: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Chinese Monal Pheasant ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 4th edition: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 6th edition: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements, version 2015: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements, version 2016: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements, version 2017: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements, version 2018: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Clements, version 2019: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 1.50: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 1.52: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 1.53: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 1.54: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 1.55: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 2015: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 2016: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 2017: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 2018: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 2019: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 2021: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 2022: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 2023: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| eBird version 2024: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Chinese Monal Pheasant ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Chinese Monal Pheasant ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Oriental Bird Club: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Lophophorus lhuysii |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lophophorus lhuysii |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lophophorus lhuysii |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Chinese Monal ( Lophophorus lhuysii) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lophophorus lhuysii |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lophophorus lhuysii |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Monal de crinera
Montenegrin: kineski monal, кинески монал
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): кинески монал
Czech: Bažant zelenoocasý
Danish: Kinesisk Glansfasan
German: China-Glanzfasan, Chinesischer Glanzfasan, Grünschwanz-Glanzfasan, Grünschwanzmonal
English: Chinese Monal, Chinese Monal Pheasant, Chinese Monal-Pheasant
English, HBW: Chinese Monal
English (IOC): Chinese Monal
English (United States): Chinese Monal
Esperanto: Verdvosta monalo
Spanish: Lofóforo Chino, Monal Coliverde
Spanish (Spain): Monal Coliverde
Spanish (HBW): Chinese Monal
Estonian: hiina läikfaasan
Finnish: kiinanloistofasaani, Kiinanlostofasaani
French: Lophophore de Chine, Lophophore de Lhuys
Croatian: kineski monal
Hungarian: kékfarkú fényfácán
Icelandic: Kínafasani
Italian: Lofoforo cinese, Lofoforo di L'Huys, Monal della Cina
Japanese (romaji): karanijikiji
Japanese: カラニジキジ
Kazakh: Қытай моналы
Scientific: Laphophorus lhuysii, Lophophorus lhuysii
Lithuanian: Kininis trumpauodegis fazanas
Latvian: zaļastes monals
Maltese: monal Ċiniż
Dutch: Chinese Glansfazant
Norwegian Nynorsk: Regnbogefasan
Norwegian: Regnbuefasan
Polish: olsniak zielonosterny, olśniak zielonosterny
Portuguese: Monal-de-rabo-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): monal-de-cauda-azul
Russian: Китайский монал
Slovak: monal zelenochvostý
Serbian: Kineski monal
Swedish: Kinesisk monal
Turkish: Mavi kuyruklu monal
Ukrainian: Монал китайський
Chinese: 绿尾虹雉
Chinese (Traditional): 綠尾虹雉
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