Monal
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Monal | image = Lophophorus impejanus01.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Himalayan Monal | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Aves | ordo = Galliformes | familia = Phasianidae | genus = Lophophorus | genus_authority = Temminck, 1813 }}
A Monal is a bird of genus Lophophorus of the Pheasant family, Phasianidae. There are three species and several sub-species within the genus Lophophorus.
The three species are:
- Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus
- Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri
- Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii