Himalayan monal: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Himalayan monal lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lophophorus impejanus
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the Himalayan monal live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Himalayan monal in 5 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Himalayan monal endangered?

The Himalayan monal’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Himalayan monal?

The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Lophophorus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Himalayan monal

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Himalayan monal (revision 1379919855), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q742818 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).