{"id":125205,"date":"2026-09-19T13:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=125205"},"modified":"2026-09-19T13:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:49:57","slug":"himalayan-monal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/himalayan-monal\/","title":{"rendered":"Himalayan Monal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Himalayan Monal Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A study in Uttarakhand found that Himalayan monals exposed to roads, tourists and pilgrimage traffic use higher-frequency calls which are impacting this species&#8217; calling behaviour.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Himalayan Monal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) is also known as the <\/span><b>Impeyan Monal or Danphe.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are among the larger birds in the Phasianidae family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the state bird of <\/span><b>Uttarakhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It exhibits <\/span><b>high sexual dimorphism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the males decked head to toe in <\/span><b>multicoloured plumage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and exhibiting a long green metallic crest, while the females have a pale blue eye patch, <\/span><b>white throat, and a streaky brown body.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It occupies the <\/span><b>upper temperate forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of conifer and oak with open grasslands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It typically inhabits altitudes <\/span><b>between 2,500 and 4,000 meters in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is commonly sighted <\/span><b>in Tirthan Valley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> especially <\/span><b>during the spring and post-monsoon seasons.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found across the <\/span><b>Himalayan mountains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including in <\/span><b>Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Behavior<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>ground-dwelling bird,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> often seen digging through leaf litter or soft soil with its powerful beak in search of roots, tubers, seeds, insects, and grubs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It exhibits a <\/span><b>clear altitudinal migration,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> descending as low as 2,000m in winter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it also <\/span><b>shows tolerance to snow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has been observed digging through snowfall for roots, tubers and invertebrates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It faces threats from habitat loss, hunting, and disturbance from tourism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Least Concern\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wildlife-protection-act\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wildlife Protection Act, 1972<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Schedule I\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-climate\/himalayan-monal-noise-climate-change-habitat-explained-10884302\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Himalayan Monal  (Lophophorus impejanus) is also known as the Impeyan Monal or Danphe. 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