Polyura athama (Common Nawab) - Sikkim Butterfly

Scientific classification

Kingdom:             Animalia

Phylum:               Arthropoda

Class:                    Insecta

Order:                  Lepidoptera

Family:                 Nymphalidae

Genus:                  Polyura

Species:                 P. athamas

Binomial name:    Polyura athamas (Drury) 1773

Other Names:  common nawab

Special feature:  

Anthus rufulus (Paddyfield Pipit) - Sikkim Bird

Anthus rufulus (Paddyfield Pipit)

Place : Rangpo, East Sikkim
Date:April 12,  2014
Pic: Santosh Sharma

Vanellus duvaucelii (River Lapwing) - Sikkim Bird

Vanellus duvaucelii (River Lapwing)

Place : Rangpo, East Sikkim
Date: January  1,  2014
Pic: Santosh Sharma

Troides aeacus (Golden Birdwing) - Sikkim Butterfly

Troides aeacus (Golden Birdwing) 

Place : Rangpo, East Sikkim
Date: March 26,  2014
Pic: Santosh Sharma

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Troides
Species:	T. aeacus

Zosterops palpebrosus (Indian White Eye / Oriental White-eye) - Sikkim Bird

Zosterops palpebrosus (Oriental White-eye)

Venue: Chisopani, Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: February 20, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Zosterops palpebrosus (Oriental White-eye)

Venue: Sittey Forest, Rangpo,  East Sikkim

Date: February 2, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Zosteropidae (disputed)
Genus:	Zosterops
Species:	Z. palpebrosus Source:Wikipedia

Tichodroma muraria (Wallcreeper) - Sikkim Bird

Tichodroma muraria (Wallcreeper) 

Venue: Rangpo,  East Sikkim

Date: January 25, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Class: Aves

Order : Passeriformes

Sub Order: Passeri

Infra order: Passerida

Familia: Tichodromadidae

Genus: Tichodroma

Species: T. muraria

 It is the only member of the genus Tichodroma.

Gonatanthus pumilus (Dwarf Gonatanthus) - Sikkim Flora

Gonatanthus pumilus (Dwarf Gonatanthus)

Place : Near Cipla Factory, Rangpo, East Sikkim

Date: January 7, 2012

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Familia:  Araceae 
Subfamilia: 
Tribus: 
Genus: Gonatanthus
Species: Gonatanthus pumilus

Saxicola insignis (White-throated Bush Chat) - Sikkim Bird

Saxicola insignis (White-throated Bush Chat)

Place : Mazhitar, Rangpo, East Sikkim

Date: January 25 , 2013

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Megalaima asiatica (Blue-throated Barbet) - Sikkim Bird

Megalaima asiatica (Blue-throated Barbet)

Venue: Mazhitar, Rangpo,  East Sikkim

Date: January 25, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Venue: Chisopani, Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: February 18, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Venue: Chisopani, Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: November 20, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Pericrocotus ethologus (Long-tailed Minivet) - Sikkim Bird

Pericrocotus ethologus (Long-tailed Minivet)

Venue: Mazhitar, Rangpo,  East Sikkim

Date: January 31, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Lonchura striata (White-rumped Munia) - Sikkim Bird

Lonchura striata (White-rumped Munia)

Venue: Sungdung, Rongli,  East Sikkim

Date: January 7, 2014

Pic: Swarup Rai

Lonchura striata (White-rumped Munia)

Venue: Mazhitar, Rangpo, East Sikkim

Date: January 31, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Lonchura striata (White-rumped Munia)

Venue: Chisopani, Singtam,, East Sikkim

Date: September 24, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:              Aves

Order:            Passeriformes

Family:           Estrildidae

Genus:            Lonchura

Species:           L. striata

Binomial name: Lonchura striata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Other Names:  white-rumped munia, white-rumped manikin; sometimes called striated finch.

Special feature:  It is native to tropical continental Asia and some adjacent islands, and has been naturalized in some parts of Japan. Its domesticated hybrid descendant, the society finch or Bengalese finch, is found worldwide as a pet and a biological model organism. (Source: Wikipedia)

Butorides striata (Indian Pond Heron) - Sikkim Bird

Butorides striata (Indian Pond Heron)

Venue: Mazhitar, Rangpo,  East Sikkim

Date: January 27, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Motacilla alba (White Wagtail)

Motacilla alba (White Wagtail)

Venue: Rangpo, East Sikkim

Date: January 25, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma