Chinese monal
Lophophorus lhuysii Geoffroy Saint-A. Hilaire, 1866
The chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh about 3.01 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the chinese monal
- Weight
- 3.01 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chinese monal live?
Not recorded
What is the chinese monal?
The Chinese monal or Chinese impeyan (Lophophorus lhuysii) is a species in the pheasant family Phasianidae native to west-central China, where it is restricted to the mountains of western Sichuan and southern Gansu.
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Is the chinese monal endangered?
The chinese monal is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the chinese monal classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusLophophorus
- SpeciesLophophorus lhuysii Geoffroy Saint-A. Hilaire, 1866
Synonyms Laphophorus lhuysii, Lophophorus ihuysii
Other names and names in other languages (44)
- Chinese impeyanEnglish
- منال صينيArabic
- Китайски моналBulgarian
- monal de crineraCatalan
- monal zelenoocasýCzech
- bažant zelenoocasýCzech
- ffesant TsienaWelsh
- Kinesisk GlansfasanDanish
- ChinaglanzfasanGerman
- China-GlanzfasanGerman
- Chinesischer GlanzfasanGerman
- Grünschwanz-GlanzfasanGerman
- GrünschwanzglanzfasanGerman
- GrünschwanzmonalGerman
- ĉinia monaloEsperanto
- Ĉina lofoforoEsperanto
- Lofóforo ChinoSpanish
- Faisán Monal ChinoSpanish
- Monal coliverdeSpanish
- hiina läikfaasanEstonian
- کاکلپری چینیPersian
- kiinanloistofasaaniFinnish
- Lophophore de LhuysFrench
- kékfarkú fényfácánHungarian
- Monal della CinaItalian
- カラニジキジJapanese
- 중국무지개꿩Korean
- kininis trumpauodegis fazanasLithuanian
- Chinese GlansfazantDutch
- regnbuefasanNorwegian
- olśniak zielonosternyPolish
- چینی مونالWestern Panjabi
- Faisão-esplêndidoPortuguese
- monal-de-cauda-azulPortuguese
- monal-de-rabo-azulPortuguese
- Китайский моналRussian
- monal zelenochvostýSlovak
- Kineski monalSerbian
- kinesisk monalSwedish
- Çin MonalıTurkish
- Mavi Kuyruklu MonalTurkish
- монал китайськийUkrainian
- 綠尾虹雉Chinese
- 绿尾虹雉Chinese
Relatives of the chinese monal
Other species in the same genus Lophophorus.
Himalayan monal
Lophophorus impejanus
Sclater's monal
Lophophorus sclateri
CompareChinese monal vs Himalayan monalChinese monal vs Sclater's monal
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chinese monal?
An adult chinese monal weighs 3.01 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chinese monal endangered?
The chinese monal is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the chinese monal?
The chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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