The legal status of this species in Nepal is Protected (Appendix I) under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1973 and Appendix I in CITES law.įor more Information:- Inskipp et al. The bird is Least Concern (LC) according to IUCN Global Red list category but the regional IUCN status is Near Threatened (NT) for Nepal. The world population is unknown but the Nepal population is estimated between 35 individuals. Hunting and trapping by shepherds and poachers during and after monsoon cannot be ignored. The main threats to the species arise from hunting and trapping for local consumption especially during winter, when the bird descends to lower altitudes, closer to human habitations. This bird is reported from all Himalayan protected areas: Makalu Barun, Sagarmatha, Langtang, Shey Phoksundo, Khaptad and Rara National Parks Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve Kanchenjungha, Gaurishankar, Manaslu, Annapurna and Api Nampa Conservation Areas. In Nepal it is fairly common widespread resident subject to vertical movements between from 3300-4750m in summer and down to 2500m in winter. Himalayan Monal is native to Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar. The nest is a simple scrape, often under the shelter of a bush, a rock, or in the hole of some large tree. Incubation period is 28 days (but some time 26-29 days). Eggs are laid in rudimentary nests on ground during May-June, generally under boulders and are 4-6 (sometime 2-3) in number. The bird is usually seen digging for tubers and roots, which seem to form their main diet in addition to grass roots and seeds, berries, mosses, insects and grubs.
Terrestrial insects and tubers forms are the chief food.
A dozen of cocks can be seen digging under the trees and open lands in the early morning. Sometimes referred to as the nine-colored bird, these birds are a mix of. It digs for tubers with powerful bill, often remaining in one spot for half an hour or more. Impeyan Pheasants are beautiful birds with irridescent and colorful wings and neck. When flushed, the birds take to wing emitting a loud call sounding like pi-pi-pi. The bird is usually quite shy and flushes at a considerable distance.
The species is reported to be polygamous males can be seen with more than one female. The species prefers alpine and sub-alpine areas in steep grassy and open rocky slopes and the adjacent forest during summer and descends to lower altitudes in rhododendron forest during winter, especially in times of heavy snow fall. It has been listed in Appendix I of International Trade Convention on Endangered Wild Animal and Plant Species.Himalayan Monal / Impeyan Pheasant ( Lophophorus impejanus) belongs to Galliformes order and Phasianidae family. In recent years its quantity has been increased and can be often seen in wild. Himalayan Monal Pheasant is a resident bird, distributed in Yadong of southern and southeastern Tibet, and the east of Yalung Zangbo River in China. It vertically migrates with seasonal variations and feeds on plant roots and culms. It inhabits mostly in mixed broadleaf-conifer forests, wild woods and cuckoo bushes at an elevation of 2,500 to 4,600 meters. Its chin, larynx and lower back are white. The female bird is tan with black, brown and yellow stripes. The tectices of alae have similar color with the back feather, and the remiges are dun with aeruginous luster.
Its head is aeruginous with a tuft of long cristae. Its lower back is white, rectrices are reddish brown, and lower part is brown black. The male's upper body is mostly metalescent green, violet, and greenish blue, etc. It belongs to the Phasianidae family of Galliformes order, with the scientific name of Lophophorus impejanus (Latin), or Himalayan Monal Pheasant (English).
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