Lophophorus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Pangalloanserae
Cladus: Galloanseres
Ordo: Galliformes

Familia: Phasianidae
Subfamilia: Phasianinae
Genus: Lophophorus
Species: L. impejanus - L. lhuysii - L. sclateri
Name

Lophophorus Temminck, 1813
Typus

Lophophorus refulgens Temminck, 1813, = Phasianus impejanus Latham, 1790, = Lophophorus impejanus

References

Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinaces 2: 355.

Vernacular names
مصرى: مونال
العربية: حنقط
български: Монал
brezhoneg: Monal
català: Monal
čeština: Monal
dansk: Glansfasan
Deutsch: Glanzfasan
English: Monal
español: Monal
eesti: Läikfaasan
فارسی: کاکل‌پری
suomi: Loistofasaani
français: Lophophore
Gaeilge: Monál
עברית: מונאל
हिन्दी: मोनाल
hrvatski: Monal
magyar: Fényfácán
Bahasa Indonesia: Pegar-cemerlang
italiano: Lofoforo
ქართული: მონალი
lietuvių: Trumpauodegis fazanas
кырык мары: Монал
Nederlands: Glansfazant
Diné bizaad: Naaʼahóóhai disxǫsígíí
polski: Olśniak
português: Monal
русский: Монал
српски / srpski: Монал
svenska: Monal
українська: Монал

A monal is a bird of genus Lophophorus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
Description

The males all have colorful, iridescent plumage. Their physique is rather plump. Their diet consists of plants such as roots and bulbs and insects. During mating the males are polygamous where they mates with several females. The females in turn only mate with the selected male and enter into a monogamous relationship. Due to habitat destruction and hunting, they have become rare and their population is endangered.[2]

Species

There are three species and several subspecies:

Genus Lophophorus – Temminck, 1813 – three species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Himalayan monal Male Female	Lophophorus impejanus (Latham, 1790)	Afghanistan and Pakistan through the Himalayas in India, Nepal, southern Tibet, and Bhutan.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Sclater's monal Female	Lophophorus sclateri Jerdon, 1870 Three subspecies L. s. arunachalensis (Kumar & Singh, 2004) L. s. orientalis (Davison G.W.H., 1974) L. s. sclateri (Jerdon, 1870)	northeast India, southeast Tibet and northern Burma	Size: Habitat: Diet:	VU

Chinese monal Male	Lophophorus lhuysii Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, A, 1866	central China	Size: Habitat: Diet:	VU

References

"Phasianidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
Hoyo, Josep (1992). Handbook of the birds of the world. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-15-6. OCLC 861071869.