Birds > Phasianidae & Pheasants
The Chinese Monal (Lophophorus lhuysii) is one of the largest and most spectacularly iridescent pheasants in the world. Endemic to the rugged subalpine zones and precipitous cliff slopes of the Hengduan Mountains in southwest China, this regal high-altitude bird is...
Mammals > Odd-Toed Ungulates
The Kiang (Equus kiang), also known as the Tibetan Wild Ass, is the largest, most majestic wild ass species on Earth. Endemic to the windswept, high-altitude ‘Roof of the World’ across the Tibetan Plateau, this magnificent wild equid thrives in sub-zero...
Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates
The Dwarf Blue Sheep (Pseudois schaeferi), or Dwarf Bharal, is a rare and diminutive mountain caprid confined exclusively to the steep, arid river gorges of the Upper Yangtze River in southwestern China. Morphotaxonomically distinct from the widespread Greater Bharal,...
Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates
OverviewThe Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), universally celebrated across the Himalayan region by its indigenous Tibetan name *Chiru*, is an agile, medium-sized bovid native to the high, windswept alpine steppes and cold montane deserts of the Qinghai-Tibet...
