Meet Himalayan Monal – The Nine Coloured Mountain Pheasant

Despite its large size, it is a gentle bird. The Monal is the National bird of Nepal as well as state bird of Uttarakhand. Earlier Himanchal Pradesh's state bird was also Monal but it was later replaced by western Tragopan also known as jujurana. It is known as Danphe in Nepal and Monal in India. The common name of this beautiful bird is Himalayan Monal, Local name Monal and Zoological Name is Lophophorus impejanus. It is, also known as the Impeyan monal, Impeyan pheasant, a bird of the pheasant family,Phasianidae.