Himalayan Monal

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q742818
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Summary

Himalayan Monal is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,806 views/month, #1,327 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: Mary Impey[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Monal[6]
  • Taxon name: Lophophorus impejanus[7]
  • Commons category: Lophophorus impejanus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lophophorus impejanus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Lophophorus impejanus[10]
  • Original combination: Phasianus impejanus[11]
  • Short name: L. impejanus[12]
  • Taxon common name: Himalayan Monal[13], Rostschwanzmonal[14], Monal colirrojo[15], monal de l'Himàlaia[16], bažant lesklý[17], kroon-läikfaasan[18], Glansfasan[19], Гималайский монал[20], ニジキジ[21], töyhtöloistofasaani[22], himalájai fényfácán[23], olśniak himalajski[24], monal lesklý[25], himalayamonal[26]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[27]
  • Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule I (Part III) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[28]
  • CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[29]
  • Litter size: 3.9[30]

Body

Identifiers

Himalayan Monal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1175[31]. Himalayan Monal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9040[32]. Himalayan Monal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5227747[33]. Himalayan Monal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176067[34].

Why It Matters

Himalayan Monal has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Litter size → {'amount': '+3.9'}
    Named after → Mary Impey
    Taxon rank → species
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