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Himalayan Monal

Lophophorus impejanus (Latham, J 1790)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Lophophorus
Scientific:
  Lophophorus impejanus


Original description

Citation:
  (Latham, J 1790)

Reference:
   Index Orn. 2 p.632

Protonym:
  Phasianus impejanus

Type locality:
  India.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53510057


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F57FA4371F4DA7CE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F57FA437

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F57FA437


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176067

Geographic range:

  • Lophophorus impejanus: Himalayas of Afghanistan to southern Tibet, southwestern China, and northeastern Myanmar
English:
Himalayan Monal
Catalan:
Monal de l'Himàlaia
Czech:
bažant lesklý
Danish:
Glansfasan
German:
Rostschwanz-Glanzfasan
Spanish:
Monal Colirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Monal Colirrojo
Finnish:
töyhtöloistofasaani
French:
Lophophore resplendissant
Croatian:
himalajski monal
Hungarian:
himalájai fényfácán
Icelandic:
Gljáfasani
Italian:
Monal dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji):
nijikiji
Japanese:
ニジキジ
Lithuanian:
Himalajinis trumpauodegis fazanas
Dutch:
Himalayaglansfazant
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Glansfasan
Norwegian:
Glansfasan
Polish:
olśniak himalajski
Portuguese:
Monal
Portuguese (Portugal):
monal-de-cauda-ruiva
Russian:
Гималайский монал
Slovak:
monal lesklý
Serbian:
Himalajski monal
Swedish:
himalayamonal
Ukrainian:
Монал гімалайський
Chinese:
棕尾虹雉
Chinese (Traditional):
棕尾虹雉


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):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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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:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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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):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Himalayan Monal ( Lophophorus impejanus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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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):
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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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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Catalan: Monal de l'Himàlaia
Montenegrin: himalajski monal, хималајски монал
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): хималајски монал
Czech: Bažant lesklý
Welsh: Ffesant Himalaia
Danish: Glansfasan
German: Gelbschwanz-Glanzfasan, Glanzfasan, Königsglanzfasan, Rostschwanz-Glanzfasan, Rostschwanzm, Rostschwanzmonal, Rotschwanzmonal
Greek: Μονάλ των Ιμαλαΐων
English: Himalayan Monal, Himalayan Monal Pheasant, Himalayan Monal-Pheasant, Impeian Monal, Imperial Monal, Impeyan Monal, Impeyan Monal-Pheasant, Impeyan Pheasant
English, HBW: Himalayan Monal
English (IOC): Himalayan Monal
English (United States): Himalayan Monal
Esperanto: Himalaja monalo
Spanish: Lofóforo Resplandeciente, Monal Colirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Monal Colirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Himalayan Monal
Estonian: kroon-läikfaasan
Finnish: Töyhtöloistofasaani
French: Lophophore resplendissant
Irish: Monál Himiléach
Galician: Monal do Himalaia
Croatian: himalajski monal
Hungarian: Hhimalájai fényfácán, himalájai fényfácán
Icelandic: Gljáfasani
Italian: Lofoforo dell‘Himalaya, Lofoforo dell'Himalaya, Lofoforo splendido, Monal dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji): nijikiji
Japanese: ニジキジ
Kazakh: Гималай моналы
Kirghiz: Гималай куру, Гималай моналы
Scientific: Laphophorus impejanus, Lophophorus impejanus, Lophophorus impeyanus, Lophophorus refulgens, Phasianus chambanus, Phasianus curvirostris, Phasianus impejanus, Phasianus impeyiae
Lithuanian: Himalajinis trumpauodegis fazanas
Latvian: rudastes monals
Maltese: monal tal-Ħimalaja, monal tal-Ħimalaja ~ monal tal-Himalaya, monal tal-Himalaya
Nepali: डा“फे
Dutch: Glanzfazant, Himalajaglansfazant, Himalaja-glansfazant, Himalayaglansfazant
Norwegian Nynorsk: Glansfasan
Norwegian: Glansfasan
Polish: olsniak himalajski, olśniak himalajski
Portuguese: Monal, Monal-dos-himalaias
Portuguese (Portugal): monal-de-cauda-ruiva, Monal-dos-himalaias
Rhaeto-Romance: Monal dal Himalaya
Romanian: Fazan de Himalaia
Russian: Гималайский монал
Slovak: monal lesklý
Serbian: Himalajski monal
Swedish: Himalayamonal
Turkish: Himalaya Monal Sülünü, Himalaya monalı, Parlak tavuk
Tatar: Гималай моналы
Ukrainian: Монал гімалайський
Chinese: 棕尾虹雉
Chinese (Traditional): 棕尾虹雉

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