Showing posts with label Chordata. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chordata. Show all posts
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Lanius tephronotus (Grey-backed shrike) - Sikkim Bird
Lanius tephronotus (Grey-backed shrike)
Venue: Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim
Date: November 20, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan
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Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Laniidae
Genus: Lonchura
Species: Lanius
Binomial name: Lanius tephronotus
(Vigors, 1831)
Other Names: grey-backed shrike, Tibetan Shrike,
etc
Special feature: Among the shrikes, they breed at the highest
altitude. (Source:
Wikipedia)
Thursday 16 October 2014
Upupa epops (Common Hoopoe) - Sikkim Bird
Upupa epops (Common Hoopoe)
Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date: October 15, 2014Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Upupidae, Leach,
1820
Genus: Upupa, Linnaeus,
1758
Species: U. epops
Binomial name: Upupa epops, Linnaeus, 1758
Other Names: Common Hoopoe, Hudhud (Arabic name). Fapharay Chara (Nepali), Rumfun fo (Lepcha)
Special feature: Hoopoe is a national bird of
Israel and one of the birds that were considered sacred in Ancient Egypt.
Hoopoe is named after onomatopoeic
sound produced by the bird: oop-oop-oop.
Saturday 11 October 2014
Tree sparrow (Passer montanus - male) - Sikkim Bird
Tree sparrow (Passer montanus - male)
Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date: May 25, 2014Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer
Species: P.
montanus
Binomial
name: Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Other Names: Eurasian tree sparrow, tree sparrow
Special feature: The
Tree Sparrow differs from the House Sparrow in having a much smaller bib and a
bright chocolate brown cap. There is also a noticeable black patch on the white
cheek with the back being streaky orange-brown and the bird is slightly smaller
and slimmer.
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