Spilornis cheela (Crested Serpent Eagle) - Sikkim Bird

Spilornis cheela (Crested Serpent Eagle)

Venue: Sirwani, Singtam,  South Sikkim

Date: February 16 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:             Aves

Order:            Accipitriformes

Family:           Accipitridae

Genus:            Spilornis

Species:           S. cheela

Binomial name: Spilornis cheela Latham, 1790

Other Names:  Crested serpent eagle

Special feature:  They often feed on snakes, giving them their name.

The specific name cheela is derived from the Hindi name for kites. (Source: Wikipedia)

Euthalia phemius (White-Edged Blue Baron) - Sikkim Butterfly

Euthalia phemius (White-Edged Blue Baron)

Place : Namthang, South Sikkim

Date: Septermber 30, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Arthropoda

Class:             Insecta

Order:            Lepidoptera

Family:           Nymphalidae

Genus:            Euthalia

Species:           E. phemius

Binomial name: Euthalia phemius (Doubleday, 1848)

Other Names:  White-Edged Blue Baron

Special feature:  The male and female of this species look very different - the male is smaller and has large blue patches on its hindwings.

Aethopyga nipalensis (Green-tailed Sunbird - Male) - Sikkim Bird

Aethopyga nipalensis (Green-tailed Sunbird - Male)

Place : Barsey, South Sikkim
Date: April 14,  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Aethopyga nipalensis (Green-tailed Sunbird - Male)

Place : Barsey, South Sikkim
Date: April 14,  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae Genus: Aethopyga Species: A. nipalensis

Phaenicophaeus tristis (Green-billed Malkoha) - Sikkim Bird

Phaenicophaeus tristis (Green-billed Malkoha)

Place : Sirwani, South Sikkim
Date: April 13,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:              Aves

Order:            Cuculiformes

Family:           Cuculidae

Genus:            Phaenicophaeus

Species:           P. tristis

Binomial name: Phaenicophaeus tristis (Lesson, 1830)

Other Names:  Green-billed malkoha

Special feature:  The birds are waxy bluish black with a long graduated tail with white tips to the tail feathers. The bill is prominent and curved. (Source: Wikipedia)

Theretra nessus (Yam Hawk Moth) - Sikkim Moth

Theretra nessus (Yam Hawk Moth)

Place : Ravangla,  South Sikkim
Date: April 6,  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Theretra
Species:	T. nessus