 |
| Minla ignotincta (Red-tailed Minla)
Place : Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: January 6, 2013
Pic: Swarup Rai
|
Showing posts with label Swarup Rai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swarup Rai. Show all posts
Friday, 28 February 2014
Minla ignotincta (Red-tailed Minla) - Sikkim Bird
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Copsychus saularis (Oriental Magpie-Robin - Female) - Sikkim Bird
 |
Copsychus saularis (Oriental Magpie-Robin - Female)
Venue: Sungdung, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: January 6, 2014
Pic: Swarup Rai
|
Monday, 10 February 2014
Pycnonotus leucogenys (Himalayan Bulbul) - Sikim Brd
 |
Pycnonotus leucogenys (Himalayan Bulbul)
Venue: Sungdung, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: January 6, 2014
Pic: Swarup Rai
|
The Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys), also called the White-cheeked Bulbul or Himalayan Bulbul, is a small bird from the Pycnonotidae family. It belongs to the Passeriformes order (perching birds) and is part of the Pycnonotus genus.
Found in the Himalayan
mountains across India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Afghanistan, this bird
enjoys forests, gardens, and hillsides, where its chirping adds a musical note
to the mountain air.
This bird is around 18 cm long and is known for its striking appearance. It features a black face and throat with a white cheek spot and a yellow vent. Its most distinctive feature is a mohawk-like crest on its head, setting it apart from other birds.
Its white-tipped tail fans out
beautifully as it flies. Often found in small groups, these active birds hop around,
chirping cheerfully to one another.
Besides its beauty, the
Himalayan Bulbul is helpful to the environment. It eats insects and fruits and helps to keep nature in balance. This little bird truly brightens its
mountain home!
Pycnonotus cafer (Red-vented Bulbul) - Sikkim Bird
 |
Pycnonotus cafer (Red-vented Bulbul)
Venue: Sungdung, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: January 5, 2014
Pic: Swarup Rai
 |
Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species: P. cafer
Binomial name: Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766)
Other
Names: red-vented bulbul
Special feature: It is included in the list of the
world's 100 worst invasive alien species.
Saturday, 8 February 2014
Lonchura striata (White-rumped Munia) - Sikkim Bird
 |
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)
Friday, 7 February 2014
Streptopelia chinensis (Spotted Dove) - Sikkim Bird
 |
Streptopelia chinensis (Spotted Dove)
Venue: Chujachen, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: March 26, 2014 Pic: Sanjok Pradhan |
 |
Streptopelia chinensis (Spotted Dove)
Venue: Chujachen, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: January 7, 2014
Pic: Swarup Rai  |
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Spilopelia
Species: S. orientalis
Binomial
name: Spilopelia
chinensis (Scopoli, 1768)
Aethopyga siparaja (Crimson Sunbird) - Sikkim Bird
 |
Aethopyga siparaja (Crimson Sunbird - Male)
Venue: Chujachen, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: January 6, 2014
Pic: Swarup Rai
 |
Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Aethopyga
Species: A. siparaja
Binomial name: Aethopyga siparaja (Raffles, 1822)
Other
Names: crimson sunbird
Special feature: The male Crimson Sunbird is known
for its attractive prominent crimson head, back, throat and upper breast.
However,
an adult male during the non-breeding period sheds most of his crimson feathers
on his head and breast, taking on an eclipse dress. When the next breeding
season comes, he will develop his colourful plumage once again. (besgroup.org/)
The
Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) was declared the National Bird of
Singapore on Oct. 31, 2015.
Myophonus caeruleus (Blue Whistling Thrush) - Sikkim Bird
 |
Myophonus caeruleus (Blue Whistling Thrush)
Venue: Chujachen, Rongli , East Sikkim
Date: January 6, 2014
Pic: Swarup Rai
|
Gallus gallus (Red Junglefowl) - Sikkim Bird
 |
Gallus gallus (Red Junglefowl)
Venue: Sungdung, Rongli , East Sikkim
Date: January 3, 2014
Pic: Swarup Rai
|
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)