Showing posts with label Coraciiformes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coraciiformes. Show all posts

Tuesday 28 October 2014

Alcedo atthis (Common kingfisher) - Sikkim Bird

Alcedo atthis (Common kingfisher)

Place : Rongli, East Sikkim

Date: October 4 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan



Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Chordata
Class:              Aves
Order:             Coraciiformes
Family:           Alcedinidae
Genus:            Alcedo
Species:           A. atthis


Thursday 16 October 2014

Upupa epops (Common Hoopoe) - Sikkim Bird

Upupa epops (Common Hoopoe)

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date: October 15, 2014
Pic: 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.

Tuesday 22 April 2014

Megaceryle lugubris (Crested Kingfisher) - Sikkim Bird


Megaceryle lugubris (Crested Kingfisher)
Place : Santinagar, East Sikkim
Date: April 5,  2010
Pic: Santosh Sharma

Megaceryle lugubris (Crested Kingfisher)
Place : Singtam, East Sikkim
Date: April 22,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan








Scientific Classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:         Chordata
Class:             Aves
Order:            Coraciiformes
Family:          Alcedinidae
Genus:           Megaceryle
Species:         M. lugubris












Monday 31 March 2014

Buceros bicornis (Great Pied Hornbill- Male and female) - Sikkim Bird

Buceros bicornis (Great Pied Hornbill - Female)

Other name: Great Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill

Venue: Sawney, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: March 31, 2014

Pic: Pritam Shilal





Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Subfamily: Bucerotinae
Genus: Buceros
Species: B. bicornis

Friday 21 March 2014

Buceros bicornis (Great Pied Hornbill) - Sikkim Bird

Buceros bicornis (Great Pied Hornbill)
Other name: Great Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill

Venue: Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: February 4, 2014

Pic: Krishna Dahal

Buceros bicornis (Great Pied Hornbill)
Other name: Great Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill

Venue: Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: June 8 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Subfamily: Bucerotinae
Genus: Buceros
Species: B. bicornis

Friday 7 February 2014

Halcyon smyrnensis (White-throated Kingfisher) - Sikkim Bird

Euploea Halcyon smyrnensis (White-throated Kingfisher)
Place : Mazhitar, Rangpo, East Sikkim 
Date: January 27.01.2014
Pic: Santosh Sharma
Euploea Halcyon smyrnensis (White-throated Kingfisher)

Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim 
Date: January 19.01.2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan




Kingdom         Animailia
Phylum            Chordata
Class                Aves
Order              Coraciiformes
Family             Alcedinidae
Genus              Halcyon