Monticola solitarius (Blue Rock Thrush) - Sikkim Bird

Monticola solitarius (Blue Rock Thrush - female)

Place : Sirwani, East Sikkim
Date: February 16,  2010
Pic: Krishna Dahal

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Monticola
Species:	M. solitarius

Binomial name: Monticola solitaries (Linnaeus, 1758)

Other Names: 

Special feature:  The blue rock thrush is Malta's national bird and is shown on the Lm 1 coin that was part of the previous currency of the country.(Wikipedia)

Pycnonotus leucogenys (Himalayan Bulbul) - Sikim Brd

Pycnonotus leucogenys (Himalayan Bulbul)

Venue: Sungdung, Rongli,  East Sikkim

Date: January 6, 2014

Pic: Swarup Rai

 

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:              Aves

Order:            Passeriformes

Family:           Pycnonotidae

Genus:            Pycnonotus

Species:           P. leucogenys

Binomial name: Pycnonotus leucogenys (Gray, 1835)

Other Names:  Himalayan bulbul or White-cheeked Bulbul

Special feature:  If they are mixed with humans from a young age, they will become friendly to humans. It is the national bird of Bahrain. (Wikipedia)