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

Anthus rufulus (Paddyfield Pipit) - Sikkim Bird

Anthus rufulus (Paddyfield Pipit)

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

Geokichla citrina (Orange-headed Thrush) - Sikkim Bird

Geokichla citrina (Orange-headed Thrush)

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim
Date:April 20,  2014
Pic: Santosh Sharma

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Turdidae
Genus:	Geokichla
Species:	G. citrina

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

Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Great Black-headed Gull) - Sikkim Bird

  Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Great Black-headed Gull)

Place : Singtam, East Sikkim 

Other name:
Fish Gull, Great Black-headed Gull, Pallas's Gull

Date: Marh 21, 2014
Pic: Santosh Sharma

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Laridae
Genus:	Ichthyaetus
Species:	I. ichthyaetus               Source : Wikipedia:

Heterophasia capistrata (Rufous Sibia) - Sikkim Bird

Heterophasia capistrata (Rufous Sibia)

Venue: Near Tashi View Point,  Gangtok,  East Sikkim

Date: February 2, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Leiothrichidae
Genus:	Heterophasia
Species:	H. capistrata	Source: Wikipedia

Macropygia unchall ( Barred Cuckoo-Dove) - Sikkim Bird

Macropygia unchall (Barred Cuckoo-Dove)

Venue: Duga,  East Sikkim

Date: February 2, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Macropygia unchall (Barred Cuckoo-Dove)

Venue: Duga,  East Sikkim

Date: February 2, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Phylum:	Chordata
	Class:	Aves
	Order:	Columbiformes
	Family:	Columbidae
	Genus:	Macropygia
	Species:	M. unchall

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.

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

Motacilla maderaspatensis (White-browed Wagtail - female) - Sikkim Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis (White-browed Wagtail - female)

Venue: Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: January 27, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Dendrocitta formosae (Grey Treepie) - Sikkim Bird

Dendrocitta formosae (Grey Treepie), Other name:  Himalayan Treepie,

Venue: Sikkim Supreme, Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: April 27, 2014, Pic: Shital Pradhan

Dendrocitta formosae (Grey Treepie)

Other name:  Himalayan Treepie, Venue: Duga, East Sikkim

Date: February 2, 2014, Pic: Santosh Sharma

(The Bill of this bird seems deformed.)

The Grey Treepie, scientifically known as Dendrocitta formosae, is a bird that you can find in parts of Asia. It belongs to the genus Dendrocitta and the order Passeriformes, which includes many songbirds.

This bird has beautiful gray and black feathers with a long tail, and its colorful beak can be orange or yellow. The Grey Treepie is known for its playful behavior and often makes loud, cheerful sounds.

You can find the Grey Treepie in places like the forests of India, Nepal, and Bhutan. They love to live in hilly areas with many trees, where they can easily find food and build their nests. These birds are very social and often seen in groups, searching for insects, fruits, and seeds to eat.

Prunella strophiata (Rufous-breasted Accentor) - Sikkim Bird

Prunella strophiata (Rufous-breasted Accentor)

Venue: Himalayan Zoological Park, Gangtok,  East Sikkim

Date: February 5, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Falco tinnunculus (Common Kestrel- Male) - Sikkim Bird

Falco tinnunculus (Common Kestrel -Male)

Venue: Lingdok,  East Sikkim

Date: February 7, 2008

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Phoenicurus frontalis (Blue-fronted Redstart) - Sikkim Bird

Phoenicurus frontalis (Blue-fronted Redstart - Male)

Venue: Himalayan Zoological Park, Bulbuley, Gangtok,  East Sikkim

Date: February 5, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

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)