Dzuluk during these months, is a riot of colors due to the variety of rhododendron that can be seen here. Some tigers have also reportedly been sighted in the area.Ī variety of birds can also be seen such as Blood Pheasant, Himalayan monal, Kalij pheasant, Snow Pheasant and others.During the summer months, the area and its surrounding hills are covered with thousands of blooming rhododendron. Sighting of Deer, Wild Dog, Himalayan Bear the red panda is not very uncommon. October to February - winter, cold and snow.ĭzuluk is surrounded by wild forest, some of the forests are completely virgin. The winter may see snowfall in the area of about 3–5 feet (0.91–1.52 m) of snow. Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impeyanus) Male, captive. The rainy season is a little protracted and heavy to very heavy showers are common. The summer temperature would be near 20 ☌ (68 ☏) with substantial difference between the day and night temperature. The route started from Kalimpong and passed through Pedong, Aritar, Dzuluk and Jelepla to Chumbi valley in Tibet.ĭzuluk at an altitude of about 10,000 ft offers pleasant weather during most of the year. It was commonly used by traders traveling to Tibet through Jelep-la ("La" stands for mountain pass) as an overnight base.
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The silk route that connected Lhasa (Tibet) to Kalimpong was in use even a few decades ago until the Chinese invasion of Tibet. Download this stock image: A colourful male Himalayan monal pheasant bird - S3B2B0 from Alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos. The young become completely independent at around six months of age.It was once a transit point to the historic Silk Route from Tibet to India.
Himalayan Monal Adult Male East Sikkim Sikkim India.png. He continues to protect the young until they fledge. The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also known as the Impeyan monal and Impeyan pheasant, is a pheasant native to Himalayan. Following mating the female lays 3-5 eggs in a shallow scrape, incubating them for 27 days with the male standing guard over her throughout this period. The male begins calling throughout the day, using a bobbing body display to attract a female. Their breeding season begins in April while they are still at high altitude. The Himalayan monal is preyed up on by large birds of prey and the snow leopard. This leads to areas in their range which show distinctive signs of feeding. They forage throughout the day and dig extensively with their bills often up to 25cm deep. Download scientific diagram Male Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus from publication: Survey of Western Tragopan, Koklass Pheasant, and Himalayan Monal populations in the Great Himalayan.
They feed on seeds, tubers, shoots, berries, insects and their larvae.
They normally live in the steep sided forested valleys in winter but when summer comes they move to higher altitude, often above the tree line. the Himalayan Monal has been classified as monophyletic. The Himalayan monal lives in the coniferous and open forests at high altitude. The Himalayan Monal, Lophophorus impejanus also known as the Impeyan Monal, Impeyan Pheasant, and Danphe, is a bird in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. The male has an iridescent multi-coloured plumage while the female, like all female pheasants, is much drabber. This stunningly striking member of the pheasant family is, as its name suggests, found living throughout the Himalayan mountains.
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