Most Beautiful, Highly Colourful Bird- Himalayan Monal Pheasant At Mysore Zoo, 2016
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Himalayan Monals are one of
Himalayan Monals are one of the most beautiful birds in the world. ... often called Impeyan Monal or Impeyan ... is a bird in the pheasant family, The bird's natural range extends from eastern Afghanistan through the Himalayasin Pakistan, Kashmir region and the Republic of India (states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, southern Tibet, and Bhutan. It is a relatively large-sized pheasant. The bird is about 70 centimeters long .Notable features in the male include a long, metallic green crest, coppery feathers on the back and neck, and a prominent white rump that is most visible when the bird is in flight. The tail feathers of the male are uniformly rufous, becoming darker towards the tips, whereas the lower tail coverts of females are white, barred with black and red. The female has a prominent white patch on the throat and a white strip on the tail. . It occupies upper temperate oak-conifer forests interspersed with open grassy slopes, cliffs and alpine meadows between 2400 and 4500 meters, It tolerates snow and will dig through it to obtain plant roots and invertebrate prey.
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