Chinese monal
| Chinese monal | |
|---|---|
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| Captive maleL. lhuysii | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Lophophorus |
| Species: | L. lhuysii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lophophorus lhuysii | |
TheChinese monalorChinese impeyan(Lophophorus lhuysii) is apheasant.This monal is restricted to mountains of centralChina.The plumage is highlyiridescent.The male has a large drooping purple crest, a metallic green head, blue bare skin around the eyes, a reddish gold mantle, bluish green feathers and black underparts. The female is dark brown with white on its throat.
This is the largest of the threemonalsand, by mass, is one of the largest pheasants (after theturkeysand thegreenandIndian peafowls). Males measure 76–80 cm (30–31 in) in length while females measure 72–75 cm (28–30 in). The mean weight is reportedly 3.18 kg (7.0 lb).[3]
The scientific name,lhuysii,commemorates the French statesmanÉdouard Drouyn de Lhuys.[4]
Due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation, limited range and illegal hunting, the Chinese monal is evaluated asvulnerableonIUCN Red List of Threatened Species.It is listed on Appendix I ofCITES.
In captivity
[edit]London ZooandBeijing Zoohave kept Chinese monal but all attempts to establish a captive breeding population failed.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^BirdLife International (2016)."Lophophorus lhuysii".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T22679192A92806697.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679192A92806697.en.Retrieved12 November2021.
- ^"Appendices | CITES".cites.org.Retrieved2022-01-14.
- ^Biddle, Tami Davis,Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse: A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails, and Sandgrouse of the World (Princeton Field Guides).Princeton University Press (2002),ISBN978-0-691-08908-9
- ^Jobling, James A (1991).A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names.OUP.ISBN0-19-854634-3.