Himalayan Monal

The Himalayan monaul (Lophophorus impejanus), also identified as the Impeyan monaul, Impeyan pheasant, is a bird within the pheasant family, Phasianidae. Lophophorus is the national bird of Nepal, where it is called Danphe, and state bird of Uttarakhand India, where it is identified asMonal.
Traditionally, the Himalayan monaul has been classified as monophyletic. However, studies have shown that the male chain of mountains monaul of northwestern India lacks the white rump of alternative Himalayan monals, and it has more inexperienced on the breast, indicating the possibility of a second race.
The scientific name commemorates Lady mother Impey, the wife of the British justice of geographic region Sir prophet Impey.
It is a comparatively large-sized pheasant. The bird is about seventy centimeters long. The male weighs up to 2380 grams and the female 2150. The adult male has multicoloured animal material throughout, while the feminine, as in other pheasants, is dull in color. Notable features in the male embrace an extended, metallic inexperienced crest, coppery feathers on the back and neck, and a well known white rump that is most visible once the bird is on the wing. The tail feathers of the male are uniformly rufous, fetching darker towards the tips, whereas the lower tail coverts of females are white, barred with red and black. The female includes a outstanding white patch on the throat and a white strip on the tail. The first-year male and the juvenile jibe the feminine, but the freshman male is larger and the juvenile is a smaller amount clearly marked.
The bird's natural range extends from japanese Afghanistan through the Himalayas in Asian nation, Kashmir region and the Republic of India(states of Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh), Nepal, southern Tibet, and Bhutan. There is also a report of its prevalence in Union of Burma. It occupies upper temperate oak-conifer forests interspersed with cliffs, open grassy  slopes and alpine meadows between 2400 and 4500 meters, where it is commonest between 2700 and 3700 meters. It may fall to 2000 meters within the winter. It tolerates snow and will dig through it to get plant roots and invertebrate prey.
The breeding season is April through August, and they generally type pairs at this point. In winter they congregate in large coveys and roost communally.