Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 2, 2015
Text last updated November 2, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | monal de l'Himàlaia |
| Chinese (SIM) | 棕尾虹雉 |
| Czech | monal lesklý |
| Dutch | Himalayaglansfazant |
| English | Himalayan Monal |
| English (United States) | Himalayan Monal |
| French | Lophophore resplendissant |
| French (France) | Lophophore resplendissant |
| German | Rostschwanz-Glanzfasan |
| Icelandic | Gljáfasani |
| Japanese | ニジキジ |
| Norwegian | glansfasan |
| Polish | olśniak himalajski |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Monal-dos-himalaias |
| Russian | Гималайский монал |
| Serbian | Himalajski monal |
| Slovak | monal lesklý |
| Slovenian | Himalajski monal |
| Spanish | Monal Colirrojo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Monal colirrojo |
| Swedish | himalayamonal |
| Turkish | Himalaya Monalı |
| Ukrainian | Монал гімалайський |
Lophophorus impejanus (Latham, 1790)
PROTONYM:
Phasianus impejanus
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2, p.632.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LOPHOPHORUS
- impejanus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Himalayan Monal
