They prefer open coniferous or mixed forests and move above the tree-line towards grassy slopes in summers, while in winters, they come down to lower altitudes. They breed once a year from April to August. Male Monal, with multicoloured plumage with metallic green crest, is more beautiful with stunning iridescent hues, while the female of the species has a somewhat duller colour. Its range extends from Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh to Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan. The Himalayan Monals, the Uttarakhand state bird, are basically large sized bird, which is about 70 centimeters in length. It is a Schedule I bird according to wildlife (Protection) act, 1972 and classified as Least Concern (LC) by the IUCN. Himalayan Monal is mostly found in the higher altitudes of the Himalayan state in the range of 2500 meter to 5000 meters. Female is nowhere near as brightly-colored, with a pale blue eye patch, white throat, and. Generally, they found single or in pairs and prefer open, coniferous or mixed forests resplendent with rhododendron and bamboo. Himalayan monal is a colorful bird having size between 60 to 72 cm and weight of adult is between 1.70 to 2.40 kg. This video shows the richness of our Himalayan biodiversity and strengthens our resolve to continue making efforts to keep protecting its habitat and ensure it doesn’t face any poaching or survival threats,” he said. When displaying or flushed, flashes a bright white patch on the back. Himalayan monal or Impeyan monal or Impeyan pheasant is the state bird of Uttarakhand. It reminds one of the elaborate mating dance of the famous Birds of Paradise. I have never come across such a video before. But according to my knowledge, its mating dance in wild hasn’t been captured so far on video here,” he said.ĭhananjai Mohan, principal chief conservator of forests (planning and finance), who has authored ‘Updated Checklist of Birds of Uttarakhand’ said he himself saw the mating dance of Himalayan Monal for the first time in this video. “Maybe some people might have captured its mating dance in captivity. ![]() This courtship ritual allows species to choose the best partner and ensure a healthy offspring,” Dhakate said.ĭhakate said the bird is sighted often in higher reaches but its mating dance hasn’t been captured so far in the wild here. The bird does these stunning plumage acrobatic displays like wing flaring, shoulder hunching and intricate dancing sequences, to impress females. “This is a male Monal using body displays to attract a female, moving its head-crest and fanning its tail feathers. It was shot by our forest department official KS Sajwan, who is also a very good wildlife photographer,” he said.ĭhakate said the ultimate purpose of the courtship of this bird is to attract a receptive and genetically compatible mate. “This is the first-ever video footage of its dance from the state. The Himalayan Monal is a highly-valued bird in its place of origin, as its the national bird of Nepal and also the state bird of the Indian state Uttarakhand. Parag Madhukar Dhakate, chief conservator of forests (CCF) western circle Kumaon, who shared the video on social media, said the video shows how the Himalayan Monal dances to woo its mate. Himalayan Monal or Lopophorous impejanus is also the state bird of Uttarakhand. this is bird called Himalayan Monal this found in altitude over 3500metrs in high meadows of Uttarakhand this bird honoured as state bird of Uttarakhand. ![]() He claims that this may be the first-ever footage of this colourful bird species dancing in the wild from the Himalayan state. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.A senior forest officer of Uttarakhand forest department has released video of the mating dance of a Himalayan Monal from Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. ![]() If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.
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