The Himalayan monal, also known as the Impeyan monal and Impeyan pheasant, is a pheasant 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 monal. The scientific name commemorates Lady Mary Impey, the wife of the British chief justice of Bengal, Sir Elijah Impey. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Latham, J 1790)
Reference:
Index Orn.
2 p.632
Protonym:
Phasianus impejanus
Type locality:
India.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53510057
Avibase ID:
F57FA4371F4DA7CE
Avibase ID:
avibase-F57FA437
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F57FA437
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176067
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Lophophore resplendissant ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Lophophore resplendissant ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 1st edition: Himalayan Monal Pheasant ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements, version 2021: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements, version 2022: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements, version 2023: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements, version 2024: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 3rd edition: Himalayan Monal Pheasant ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 4th edition: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 6th edition: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements, version 2015: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements, version 2016: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements, version 2017: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements, version 2018: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Clements, version 2019: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 1.50: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 1.52: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 1.53: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 1.54: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 1.55: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 2015: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 2016: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 2017: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 2018: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 2019: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 2021: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 2022: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 2023: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
eBird version 2024: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Himalayan Monal Pheasant ( Lophophorus impeyanus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Himalayan Monal Pheasant ( Lophophorus impeyanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Oriental Bird Club: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Lophophorus impejanus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lophophorus impejanus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lophophorus impejanus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lophophorus impejanus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lophophorus impejanus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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