What is a monal?
Q: What is a monal?
A: A monal is a bird of the genus Lophophorus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. The type species of this genus is the Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus).
Q: What colors do adult males have in their feathers?
A: Adult males have very attractive and shiny feathers with different metallic colors (colors appearing to be made of a metal).
Q: What colors do females and young males have in their feathers?
A: Females and young males have reddish brown feathers with some white parts.
Q: What does the diet of a monal consist of?
A: Monals' diets consist of insects and plant parts such as roots, tubers, bulbs and seed.
Q: Where do monals live?
A: Monals live in the rhododendron forests in the high altitudes of the Himalayas and Sichuan (China).
Q: Why are they threatened in their existence?
A: Monals are threatened due to habitat destruction and hunting.
Q: How many species/subspecies are there within the genus Lophophorus?
A: There are three species and three subspecies within the genus Lophophorus.
