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title: "Olśniak himalajski"
description: "Lophophorus impejanus — Ptaki. The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also called Impeyan monal, is a landfowl native to Himalayan forests and shrublands at elevations of 2,100–4,500 m (6,900–14,800 ft)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/himalayan-monal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Olśniak himalajski

> Lophophorus impejanus — Ptaki. The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also called Impeyan monal, is a landfowl native to Himalayan forests and shrublands at elevations of 2,100–4,500 m (6,900–14,800 ft).

- Scientific name: *Lophophorus impejanus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 750
- Wikidata: [Q742818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q742818)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1175](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1175)

## Names

- en: Himalayan Monal
- de: Rostschwanzmonal
- es: Monal de los Himalayas
- fr: Lophophore resplendissant
- nl: Himalayaglansfazant
- pl: Olśniak himalajski

## Countries with the most observations

IN (290), NP (147), BT (91), CN (25), PK (5)

## Summary

The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also called Impeyan monal, is a landfowl native to Himalayan forests and shrublands at elevations of 2,100–4,500 m (6,900–14,800 ft). It is part of the family Phasianidae and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
It is the national bird of Nepal, where it is known as the danphe or danfe, and state bird of Uttarakhand, India, where it is known as a monal.
The scientific name commemorates Lady Mary Impey, the wife of the British chief justice of Bengal, Sir Elijah Impey.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_monal

## Photo

![Olśniak himalajski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/himalayan-monal/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stefan C · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332682974

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/himalayan-monal?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).