Himalayan monal, Impeyan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) Description
English: This Monal - state bird of India was clicked near Tungnath on the way to Chandrashila. This bird is so beautiful and colorful.
Date 30 March 2016, 08:35:28
Author Engineercad
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beautiful_Monal.jpg
The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also known as the Impeyan monal, Impeyan pheasant, is a bird in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. It is the national bird of Nepal, where it is known as Danphe, and state bird of Uttarakhand India, where it is known as Monal. The bird's natural range extends from eastern Afghanistan through the Himalayas in Pakistan, Kashmir region and the Republic of India (states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, southern Tibet, and Bhutan.
