plumage – Critter Science https://critter.science Animal Facts and Education Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:05:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-critter-science_logo_icon-32x32.jpg plumage – Critter Science https://critter.science 32 32 The Beautiful Himalayan Monal https://critter.science/the-beautiful-himalayan-monal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-beautiful-himalayan-monal https://critter.science/the-beautiful-himalayan-monal/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:00:08 +0000 https://critter.science/?p=8996 Himalayan monal

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The Himalayan monal is also known as the danphe, mpeyan monal, and Impeyan pheasant. They are frequently referred to in Nepali songs. This bird is also the state bird of Uttarakhand, India. Monals are part of the pheasant family. Himalayan monals can be seen in the Himalayas from eastern Afghanistan […]

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]]> https://critter.science/the-beautiful-himalayan-monal/feed/ 0 The Stunning Quetzal https://critter.science/the-stunning-quetzal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-stunning-quetzal https://critter.science/the-stunning-quetzal/#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:00:20 +0000 https://critter.science/?p=9000 quetzal

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The quetzal is a stunning looking bird that most consider to be one of the world’s most beautiful. Male quetzals grow 2 tail feathers that form an amazing train up to 3 feet long, during mating season! Females lack these feathers, but they do have the same beautiful green, blue, […]

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