![]() ![]() Like the Eared-Pheasants and Cheer, they love to dig with their strong bills and will often destroy the grass, shrubs and other greenery in the aviary. Aviculture Notes: Impeyans need to housed in a large, well-drained aviary. Status in Aviculture: The Himalayan Monal is the most commonly kept species of the genus Lophophorus and are well established in North American and European aviaries. Commonly called the Impeyan after Lady Impey who first kept them in captivity. Interesting Facts: The national bird of Nepal. Status in Wild: Considered stable throughout much of its range, but may have been eliminated in Afganistan. First year males resemble the hens, but are larger and have black feathers on the neck and breast. Hens also have the blue patch around the eyes. Her throat is white and she has a short crest. They are basically mottled brown overall, with black, buff and white streaks. The male also has a bare patch of turquoise blue skin around the eye.The hens, while much duller than the male, are still attractive. You can see from the photograph on the right, that the males also have a very long crest, much like a peacock. The breast and underparts are black and the tail is copper. Habitat: Mountainous regions in summer, they are found in rocky, grass covered meadows and winters in coniferous and mixed forests.ĭescription: The males are adorned with beautiful metallic colors of green, purple, red and blue they also have a large white patch on the rump. Subspecies: None recognized at this time, but current studies may place birds in northwestern India has a new subspecies as they lack the white rump and have more green on breast. Range: The Himalayas, from eastern Afghanistan to western China Notice the neck feathering on the male, the copper olive and black are seperated by a matalic blue stripOther Names: Impeyan Pheasant, Impeyan Monal Prized by royalty for their beauty, they were named after Lady Impey. The pencilling is perfect, and other than some slight freying on the tips, both are in perfect condition. This is a perfectly matched set of tail quills harvested from a Pencilled Palm Tom as soon as they were prime. Heritage turkeys have some of the most unexpected patterning in their tail feathers. To check out, click the "view cart" button The color of these feathers is far nicer than what you are seeing in this picture.Ħ pr breast feathers (black prince sub) - $15 ![]() Also available in yellow from the Yellow Golden. The breast feathers on the males have long soft fibers. These are the feather from the back of the neck on a male in breeding plumage. Sorry, only available to US customers!įrom tails to wings, these are a feather called for in many patterns. I can not send any feathers out of the US. ***The Impeyan Pheasant is a CITIES listed species. Although not often used for this purpose, the tail fibers can be use in married wings. The Gled Kite is a protected species being a bird of prey. The female Impeyan tail feathers make a great Gled Kite sub. That goes as well for the crafter looking for some outrageous colored feathers for that special project. There are hardly any feathers on this bird that a creative mind could find a use for. ![]() The back and wing coverts are of a bluish-purple color and make great full feather wing flies. The wings are covered with a lot of blue chrome feathers that can be used just about everywhere for the same uses as above. The green iridescent pointed feathers below the nape can be used for sides, cheeks, body veilings, tail veilings, etc. However, for the artistic/creative tier there’s a whole lot more feathers to utilize. Specifically, the copper colored nape feathers make up the body veilings and the crest feathers are used for part of the wing. ![]() Classically, Impeyan feathers have been used on the Bronze Pirate. ![]()
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