Monal


A monal is a bird of genus Lophophorus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. There are three species and several subspecies:
ImageNameCommon nameDistribution
Lophophorus impejanusHimalayan monalAfghanistan and Pakistan through the Himalayas in India, Nepal, southern Tibet, and Bhutan.
Lophophorus sclateriSclater's monalnortheast India, southeast Tibet and northern Burma
Lophophorus lhuysiiChinese monalcentral China