Impeyan Pheasant

Locally known as dafai, or the bird of nine colors, this is the national bird of Nepal and is found in the high altitudes of the Himalayas , inhabiting the rocky crags and gorges up near the tree line. Winters are brutal and they typically forage in small groups digging for tubers on the icey slopes. When the sun shines, the reflection off the matalic feathers of males blends in with the ice and they are perfectly camofloged.

Lophophorus impejanus ( himalayan monal)

Tying with Impeyan Pheasant Feathers

impeyan pheasant feathers Classically, Impeyan feathers have been used on the Bronze Pirate. Specifically, the copper colored nape feathers make up the body veilings and the crest feathers are used for part of the wing. However, for the artistic/creative tier there’s a whole lot more feathers to utilize.

The green iridescent pointed feathers below the nape can be used for sides, cheeks, body veilings, tail veilings, etc. The wings are covered with a lot of blue chrome feathers that can be used just about everywhere for the same uses as above. The back and wing coverts are of a bluish-purple color and make great full feather wing flies.

There are hardly any feathers on this bird that a creative mind could find a use for. That goes as well for the crafter looking for some outrageous colored feathers for that special project.

The female Impeyan tail feathers make a great Gled Kite sub. The Gled Kite is a protected species being a bird of prey. Although not often used for this purpose, the tail fibers can be use in married wings.

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Full Skins - Female

You can tell quite a bit about a bird if you know what time of year they molt and the pattern that fethers are droped and regrown.

When pheasants molt, the last feathers to come in are the tails and necks. And when they molt their tails the feathers drop in pairs starting with the outermost and work twords the center. So the last feathers to come back in are the two center tails.

This hen is just coming out of the molt, notice how the center tails are just coming in? And the next pair is just a bit longer.

I mention this because the feathers on this bird are in perfect color, just molted, there is no damage from sun bleeching or wear on the tips. It is in as good a feather as you'll find in an Impeyan hen


$275


neck	wing	tail

Full Skins - Males

Here is a male in perfect breeding plumage. The colors are vibrant, no chipping or wear, and even though the picture does not show the crest, the feathers are there.


$500


neck	shoulders	tail

Full Skins - Female

You can tell quite a bit about a bird if you know what time of year they molt and the pattern that fethers are droped and regrown.

This hen is just coming out of the molt, notice how the center tails are just coming in? And the next pair is just a bit longer.


$275


neck	wing	tail

Click on either image below for a larger window to open. There you will find each pair of feathers labeled and a detailed list of the feathers inluded in the full assortments.

Feather Assortments - Male

All nine colors in one assortment! There are different selections you can choose from, the largest being the 50 feather assortment.


10 pair small neck feathers - $30 15 pair mixed sized neck feathers - $40 3 pair crest feather - $25 6 pr breast feathers (black prince sub) - $15 Full assortment 25 pair - $75

Feather Assortments - Female

Hens are always understated, the feather patterning is so intricite and the coloring so varied. Here are a few different feather selections to get you started.


tail quills - $10/pair full assortment 15 pair - $45/set

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<malayan peacock pheasant> Pheasants

All pheasants are native to Asia. There are 52 different breeds of these beautiful birds, 17 of which are listed as endangered.

Habitat destruction and hunting has reduced the number of these birds in the wild. The Hainan Peacock Pheasant, thought to be a subspecies of the grey, is one of these and is one of the most endangered birds in all of China. Today it is at greater risk of extinction than even the Giant Panda.

None listed here are in such danger - but with habitat destruction and population growth, it's just a matter of time.

Breeds:

Tragopans, Monals & Koklass
	Satyr	Temmink's	Impeyan	Koklass
Gallopheasants
	True Silver Lewis Silver	Crawfurd's/Lineated Dark Feathered Kalij	Bornean Firebacks Malayan Firebacks	Siamese Fireback
Long-tailed & True Pheasants
	Reeves	Copper	Ringneck	Designer Ringnecks
Ruffed & Eared Pheasants
	Golden	Lady Amherst	Blue Eared
Peacock Pheasants
	Great Argus Malayan	Grey	Germain's	Rothschild's
Cross-breeds
	Am-Gold	Silver x Reeves