Monal
A monal is a bird of genus Lophophorus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. There are three species and several subspecies:
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lophophorus impejanus | Himalayan monal | Afghanistan and Pakistan through the Himalayas in India, Nepal, southern Tibet, and Bhutan. |
 | Lophophorus sclateri | Sclater's monal | northeast India, southeast Tibet and northern Burma |
 | Lophophorus lhuysii | Chinese monal | central China |
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| Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
| Genus: | Lophophorus Temminck, 1813 |
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