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The Monal or Impeyan Pheasant

 

COMMON NAME

The Monal or Impeyan Pheasant
ZOOLOGICAL NAME

Lophophorus impejanus
LOCAL NAME      

 Dafia
FAMILY

Phasianidae
SUB-FAMILY  
DISTRIBUTION

 

Common and locally abundant above 9000 ft.elevation like in Lachen,Lachung,Thangu,Karponang etc.
DESCRIPTION

A large,dumpy pheasant.Above,lustrous metallic bronze-green,purple and blue with a large white rumppatch and Peacock like crest on crown.

 

 

 

  

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