Himalayan Monal

Key Facts

Family: Phasianidae

Biometrics:
Length: 70 to 72 cm, Weight: Male - 2380 g, Female - 2150 g, Tail Length: 23 to 25 cm

Range:
Afghanistan, Himalayan Mountains of India, Nepal, Southern Tibet and Bhutan and Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Kaghan, Palas Valley and Azad Kashmir

Habitat:
Temperate oak-cone forests, bamboo and rhododendron groves, open grasslands and alpine pastures at 2400 to 4500 meters altitude