#Himalayan monal pheasant size skin#
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They are great diggers and use their heavy beak not only for foraging throughout the day for tubers, seeds and insects but also for satisfying their digging urge. They have a great tolerance for cold/ snow and can be easily seen in snow digging in it for food. Himalayan Monal inhibits in cold and high altitude, remaining between 2000 (in winter) and 4500 meters above sea level.

They prefer open, coniferous or mixed forests resplendent with rhododendron and bamboo. Males are slightly larger and heavier than females. The weight of adult is between 1.70 to 2.40 kg. Size of adult Himalayan Monal is 60 to 72 cm. Their feathers also have few white and black strips. The females and the chicks appear brownish.

The first-year male and the juvenile resemble the female, but the first-year male is larger and the markings are less distinct. The lower tail coverts of females are white, marked with black and rufous. Their upper parts are covered with spotted brownish-black feathers. The under parts of female is light greyish brown with white stick lines. Females have greyish brown upper-parts with white stick lines and black spots. Male Monal is more beautiful, stunning in color and large in size. The female Himalayan Monal looks completely different from the male. The tail feathers of the male are uniformly rufous which becomes darker towards the tips. The tail feathers are uniformly rufous (reddish brown in colour) being darker towards the tips.

#Himalayan monal pheasant size skin#

They have bare patch of turquoise blue skin around the eye. The head is bright green, and the males have a metallic-green crest on top of their heads. The chestnut brown/ copper coloured tail, light brown wings and a white rump is visible in flight. The nape is a bright yellow patch which forms the top edge of the bluish black wings and the purplish black back. They have a white patch of feathers underneath the base of their tail. Male Himalayan Monal has bright colourful combination of blue, green, purple, light yellow, brown, black and red feathers. As someone rightly said that “a picture is worth a thousand words”. You may skip directly to the photographs of the Monal. The following two paragraphs are the description of the appearance of this colourful bird. Lady Mary Impey, the wife of the British chief justice of Bengal, was the first person who kept these pheasants in captivity and later the bird got its scientific name after her. It is, also known as the Impeyan monal, Impeyan pheasant, a bird of the pheasant family,Phasianidae. The common name of this beautiful bird is Himalayan Monal, Local name Monal and Zoological Name is Lophophorus impejanus. It is known as Danphe in Nepal and Monal in India. Earlier Himanchal Pradesh’s state bird was also Monal but it was later replaced by western Tragopan also known as jujurana. The Monal is the National bird of Nepal as well as state bird of Uttarakhand. However the look of the bird is pleasing to eyes but you might get exhausted if you try to assess (count) the numbers of colors on the bird.ĭespite its large size, it is a gentle bird. The bird has an iridescent rainbow-like plumage.

This large size pheasant is also known as “nine-coloured bird”. Identification ring on the bird's leg + Certificate Cites.Monal (also known as the Impeyan Pheasant or Impeyan Monal) is one of the most stunningly beautiful birds in the world. Skin from a French breeding farm owned by capable people.īreeding recognized by the State Washington Convention annexe I. It is kept by ties on an acid-free black cardboard and protected by a waterproof bag.Īn identification plate is laminated on the cardboard containing all the information about the bird, as well as its identification. The skin is delivered in a mail box 70 cm long (27.6 in) by 50 cm width (19.7 in) by 5 cm high (2in). This also applies to the craftsman looking for feathers of incredible color. There are practically no feathers on this bird that a creative mind cannot use. The back and wing feathers are bluish-purple and have entire wings on Freestyle salmon flies. The wings are covered with many blue chrome feathers that can be used everywhere for the same uses as above. The pointed feathers iridescent green under the nape can be used for cheeks, wings, body.

Specifically, the copper-coloured feathers of the neck and the crest feathers that are used for part of the wing. Traditionally, Impeyan feathers were used on the Famous «Bronze Pirate». Probably one of the most beautiful birds it is. ĭear customer, if you live out of Europe, please create your account and indicate a valid address ,then prices will appear without French VAT ,so a discount of 20%. Skin prepared by a master taxidermist in France - The mastery of this artisan guarantees you a perfectly prepared product.

#Himalayan monal pheasant size full#

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