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Himalayan monal

Lophophorus impejanus (Latham, 1790)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.98 kg to 2.18 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
Photo: AJIT HOTA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the himalayan monal

Weight
1.98 kg – 2.18 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
27.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.9 – 5.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the himalayan monal live?

Not recorded

What is the himalayan monal?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also called Impeyan monal, is a landfowl 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 a monal.

The scientific name commemorates Lady Mary Impey, the wife of the British chief justice of Bengal, Sir Elijah Impey.

From the Wikipedia article “Himalayan monal” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Himalayan_monal&oldid=1379919855), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the himalayan monal endangered?

The himalayan monal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the himalayan monal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusLophophorus
  7. SpeciesLophophorus impejanus (Latham, 1790)

Synonyms Laphophorus impejanus, Lophophorus refulgens, Phasianus chambanus, Phasianus curvirostris, Phasianus impejanus, Phasianus impeyiae

Other names and names in other languages (54)
  • ImpeyanEnglish
  • Impeyan pheasantEnglish
  • حنقط بهيArabic
  • منال الهيمالاياArabic
  • مونال الهيمالاياEgyptian Arabic
  • Хималайски моналBulgarian
  • Monal HimalayaBreton
  • monal de l'HimàlaiaCatalan
  • bažant lesklýCzech
  • GlansfasanDanish
  • RotschwanzmonalGerman
  • HimalayaglanzfasanGerman
  • Königs-GlanzfasanGerman
  • KönigsglanzfasanGerman
  • Rostschwanz-GlanzfasanGerman
  • RostschwanzmonalGerman
  • himalaja monaloEsperanto
  • Monal colirrojoSpanish
  • Monal de los HimalayasSpanish
  • kroon-läikfaasanEstonian
  • کاکلپری هیمالیاPersian
  • töyhtöloistofasaaniFinnish
  • Lophophore resplendissantFrench
  • Monál HimiléachIrish
  • לופפור נוצץHebrew
  • हिमालयी मोनालHindi
  • himalájai fényfácánHungarian
  • Pegar-cemerlang HimalayaIndonesian
  • Lofoforo splendidoItalian
  • Monal dell'HimalayaItalian
  • ニジキジJapanese
  • ჰიმალაიური მონალიGeorgian
  • 히말라야무지개꿩Korean
  • himalajinis trumpauodegis fazanasLithuanian
  • ഹിമാലയൻ മൊണാൽMalayalam
  • Гималай моналWestern Mari
  • Dziłgaiitsoh Honeezkʼaziitah naaʼahóóhai disxǫsígííNavajo
  • डाँफेNepali
  • HimalayaglansfazantDutch
  • olśniak himalajskiPolish
  • مونالWestern Panjabi
  • monalPortuguese
  • Monal dos HimalaiasPortuguese
  • monal-de-cauda-ruivaPortuguese
  • monal-do-himalaiaPortuguese
  • Гималайский моналRussian
  • monal lesklýSlovak
  • Himalajski monalSerbian
  • himalayamonalSwedish
  • இமயமலை மோனல் பெசண்ட்Tamil
  • Himalaya MonalıTurkish
  • Гімалайський моналUkrainian
  • монал гімалайськийUkrainian
  • 棕尾虹雉Chinese

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Relatives of the himalayan monal

Other species in the same genus Lophophorus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the himalayan monal?

An adult himalayan monal weighs 1.98 kg – 2.18 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the himalayan monal endangered?

The himalayan monal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the himalayan monal?

The himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-monal

MLA

“Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-monal.

BibTeX
@misc{himalayan_monal_2026,
  title = {Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-monal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}