How do you identify a Sclater's Monal?

Sclater's monal is a large, approximately 68 centimetres (27 in) long, monal pheasant. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Sclater's Monal?

The Sclater's Monal is a huge sized bird weighing about 2.5 kg.

Where can you see a Sclater's Monal?

The Sclater's Monal occurs in 3 countries, including India, China and Myanmar (Burma).

What birds look similar to a Sclater's Monal?

The Sclater's Monal is most easily confused with the Chinese Monal and the Himalayan Monal.

Is the Sclater's Monal endangered?

The Sclater's Monal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Sclater's Monal

Lophophorus sclateri

Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Galliformes · Legendary

The Sclater's Monal (Lophophorus sclateri) is a legendary partridges, pheasants, grouse, and alli found in 3 countries, weighing about 2.5 kg. Sclater's monal also known as the crestless monal is a Himalayan landfowl.

Least ConcernLegendaryEats seedsforest2.5 kg

About the Sclater's Monal

Sclater's monal also known as the crestless monal is a Himalayan landfowl. The name commemorates the British zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater.

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How to identify it

Sclater's monal is a large, approximately 68 centimetres (27 in) long, monal pheasant. As with other monals, the male is a colourful bird. It has a highly iridescent purplish-green upperparts plumage, short and curly metallic green crown feathers, copper neck, purplish-black throat, white back, blue orbital skin, yellowish-orange bill and brown iris. In the nominate subspecies, the tail is white with a broad chestnut band, while the tail is entirely white in L. s. arunachalensis from western Arunachal Pradesh in India.

Where it lives

India China Myanmar (Burma)

When to see it

Best months: March, April, May, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Sclater's Monal?: Sclater's monal is a large, approximately 68 centimetres (27 in) long, monal pheasant. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Sclater's Monal?: The Sclater's Monal is a huge sized bird weighing about 2.5 kg.
Where can you see a Sclater's Monal?: The Sclater's Monal occurs in 3 countries, including India, China and Myanmar (Burma).
What birds look similar to a Sclater's Monal?: The Sclater's Monal is most easily confused with the Chinese Monal and the Himalayan Monal.
Is the Sclater's Monal endangered?: The Sclater's Monal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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