Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
altitudinal migrant |
Forest dependency |
high |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be widespread and common in suitable habitat throughout its range (del Hoyo et al. 1994). This species is considered to have a high dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 1% within its mapped range over the past three generations (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). A high prevalence in trade databases (Donald et al. 2024) and observations that the species is frequently hunted means that a population decline is suspected, though the rate of reduction is likely to be less than 5% over the past three generations.
Trend justification: .
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/himalayan-monal-lophophorus-impejanus on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.