A rare nine coloured Himalayan monal was spotted soaring over Bhutan’s mountains, flashing rainbow feathers in sunlight. But what makes this high altitude bird shimmer so brilliantly in flight?

Among the snow-clad peaks, the mountains wear a crown of colours, shimmering in sunlight—the Himalayan Monal. The symbol of ...

IT'S BEAUTIFUL! The Himalayan monal looks like a real-life rainbow with wings. Known as the “jewel of the Himalayas,” this iridescent pheasant flashes greens, blues, purples, and copper tones as it ...

From rainbow-feathered birds to elusive ghost cat, 2026 has delivered extraordinary wildlife sightings across forests, ...

Here’s a bird book with a difference. When Birds Talked by Neha Negi draws on Uttarakhand’s rich oral traditions to tell folklore connected to birds—stories tha ...

The Himalayan Monal, a jewel of the mountains, boasts iridescent plumage in males and camouflage in females, showcasing sexual dimorphism. Adapted to high-altitude alpine forests and meadows, these ...

Local wildlife enthusiasts have sighted two species of monal, a colour pheasant, together in Upper Siang district of central Arunachal Pradesh. While Himalayan monal ( Lophophorus impejanus) is more ...

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