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. 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. Parag Madhukar Dhakate, chief conservator of forests (CCF) western circle Kumaon, shared the video on social media. Himalayan Monal or Lopophorous impejanus is also the 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 authors have declared no competing interest.A senior forest officer of Uttarakhand forest department has released video of the mating dance of a Himalayan Monal from Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. Areas identified as core zone/hotspot and suitable habitat for the pheasant species should be legally protected for the conservation of pheasants. Bar Palas region of Koli Palas district, Jalkot and Kandia valley of district upper Kohistan and Kayal valley of district lower Kohistan were identified as core zones or hot spots for these pheasant species. km), followed by moderately suitable (2551.3 sq. Whereas, highly suitable habitat for Koklass pheasant was (611.5 sq. The topographical variables, altitude, slope, and distance to settlements contributed 15.2%, 2.6%, and 16% in the Monal habitat prediction model while 8.4%, 10.5%, and 15.8% for the Koklass habitat prediction model respectively. The climatic parameters including temperature, precipitation of the warmest quarter (bio_18) contributed the maximum 21.3% and 23.5%, followed by annual precipitation (bio_12) 12.3% and 8.9% for habitat prediction of Monal and Koklass. The area under cover (AUC) values quantified for the replicate runs were 0.994 (☐.001) and 0.991 (☐.005) for Himalayan Monal and Koklass pheasant respectively. Ma圎nt model displayed excellent predictive performance showing a strong prediction of the probability distribution and habitat. Ma圎nt and Cringing models were used to document habitat suitability and to identify valleys with most suitable habitat. This study aims to investigate habitat suitability of these pheasants in the western Himalayas and Hindukush. Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) and Koklass (Pucrasia macrolopha) are endemic to the Himalayas and Hindukush mountains. ![]() ![]() Quantifying geographical range and suitable habitat of a species can help in better management and conservation decisions. The Himalayan pheasants are under the greatest threat due to habitat degradation, and loss.
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