Himalayan Monal

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Himalayan Monal

ZooTek Phoenix

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Author: Hawkkeye

Keywords: birds, fowl

Release date: 29 August 2021

File Size: n/a

Compatibility: All Game Versions

Description: Part of the Fowl Pack
Himalayan Monals live in groups and like highland environment.
Compatibility: Himalayan Monal: Borsato´s Chinese Pangolin.

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Additional info:

FowlByHawkkeye.zip: combined/FowlByHawkkeye.ztd
FowlByHawkkeye.zip: HimalayanMonalByHawkkeye.ztd

Previously in hawkkeyesanimalspart5.ZTD

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Animal Type: hwhmnl

Himalayan Monal

The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also known as the Impeyan monal
and Impeyan pheasant, is a pheasant 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 the monal. It was also the
state bird of Himachal Pradesh until 2007. It is a relatively large-sized
pheasant. The bird is about 70 cm (28 in) long. The male weighs up to 2,380 g
(84 oz) and the female 2,150 g (76 oz). The adult male has multicoloured
plumage throughout, while the female, as in other pheasants, is more subdued
in colour. Notable features in the male include a long, metallic green crest,
coppery feathers on the back and neck, and a prominent white rump that is most
visible when the bird is in flight. The tail feathers of the male are
uniformly rufous, becoming darker towards the tips, whereas the lower tail
coverts of females are white, barred with black and red. The female has a
prominent white patch on the throat and a white strip on the tail. The
first-year male and the juvenile resemble the female, but the first-year male
is larger and the juvenile is less distinctly marked. The Himalayan monal's
native range extends from Afghanistan and Pakistan through the Himalayas in
India, Nepal, southern Tibet, and Bhutan. In Pakistan, it is most common in
the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and has also been recorded in Kaghan, Palas
Valley, and Azad Kashmir. It lives in upper temperate oak-conifer forests
interspersed with open grassy slopes, cliffs and alpine meadows between 2400
and 4500 meters, where it is most common between 2700 and 3700 meters. It
descends to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in the winter. It tolerates snow and digs
through it to obtain plant roots and invertebrate prey. The breeding season is
April through August, and they generally form pairs at this time. In winter
they congregate in large coveys and roost communally. In some areas, the
species is threatened due to poaching and other anthropogenic factors. In the
western Himalayas, the local monal population responded negatively to human
disturbance involving hydroelectric power development. The male monal was
under hunting pressure in Himachal Pradesh, where the crest feather was used
to decorate men's hats, until 1982, when hunting was banned in the state.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Highland; Location: Himalayas
Cost: 850; Crowd number: 25
ZT Family: Bird; ZT Genus: Anteater
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 95
Preferred shelter: Burrow
Preferred ZT shelter allowing any animal without hack: Small Concrete Shelter
Animal can climb cliffs.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Ulmo Tree, Lodgepole Pine Tree, Fir Tree, Pine Tree, Mangrove Tree, Bamboo
Foxtail Palm Tree, Yew Tree, Spruce Tree, Yellow Cedar Tree
Western Larch Tree, Llala Palm Tree, Rainforest Fern, Paper Birch Tree
Kapok Tree, Western Red Cedar Tree, Chinese Fir Tree, Himalayan Birch Tree
Western Juniper Tree, Himalayan Pine Tree, Sage Bush, Pine Bush
Club Moss Shrub (DD), Walchian Conifer Tree (DD), Thouarsus Cycad Tree (DD)
Dawn Redwood Tree (DD), Fern Bush (DD), Lepidodendron Tree (DD)
Leptocycas Tree (DD), Norfolk Island Pine Tree (DD), Williamsonia Tree (DD)
Fallen Rainforest Tree (ES), Rainforest Stump (ES), Rafflesia (ES)
Giant Ficus Tree (ES), Durian Tree (ES)

Rocks:
Stone Ruins, Large Highland Rock, Coniferous Forest Rock Formation
Rainforest Rock Formation, Medium Highland Rock (DD)
Medium Coniferous Rock (DD), Termite Mound (ES), Mossy Rainforest Rock (ES)
Limestone Rock (ES), Highland Rock (CC)

Specifically liked shelters:
Small Burrow, Burrow, Large Burrow, Small Concrete Shelter, Concrete Shelter
Large Concrete Shelter, Small Wood Shelter, Wood Shelter, Large Wood Shelter

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 2-30 with 7 squares for each adult

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 14 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 14 grid squares):
7 Gray Stone, 1 Grass, 1 Brown Stone, 2 Rainforest Floor, 1 Fresh Water
2 Coniferous Floor

Foliage (for exhibit with 14 grid squares):
2 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Himalayan Birch Tree
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 2 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 14 grid squares):
1 Limestone Rock (ES), which is its most liked rock

Elevation: Of the 14 squares, 1 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.