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| Maybe a Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) ??? |
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This is a Chinese Monal Pheasant.
The Chinese Monal, Lophophorus lhuysii is one of the most brilliant of all pheasant. The plumage is highly iridescent in color. Male has large drooping purple crest, metallic green head, blue bare skin around eyes, reddish gold mantle, bluish green feathers and black below. Female is dark brown with white on its throat. |
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Scientific Name: Lophophorus lhuysii Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1866
Common Names:
English – Chinese Monal, Chinese Impeyan
Spanish – Faisán Monal Chino, Lofóforo Chino, Monal Coliverde
French: Lophophore de Lhuys German: Grünschwanzmonal Spanish: Monal coliverde
Taxonomy: Lophophorus Lhuysii A. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1866, Moupin, China. |
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