Wednesday 16 April 2014

Picus flavinucha (Greater Yellownape - Male) - Sikkim Bird

Picus flavinucha (Greater Yellownape - Male)
Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim
Date: April 16,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Picus
Species: P. flavinucha

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Cymbidium Kurralta Park 'Tennyson' - Sikkim Flora

Cymbidium Kurralta Park 'Tennyson'
Place : Gangtok, East Sikkim
Date: March 10,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan
Cymbidium Kurralta Park 'Tennyson'
Place : Gangtok, East Sikkim
Date: March 10,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan






























Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily:Epidendroideae
Tribe:Cymbidieae
Subtribe:Cyrtopodiinae
Alliance:Cyrtopodiinae
Genus:Cymbidium
Species:C. tracyanum




Seed parent Pollen parent
Genus Cymbidium Cymbidium
Epithet Yowie Flame Chocolada










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




















Sunday 13 April 2014

Vanellus duvaucelii (River Lapwing) - Sikkim Bird

Vanellus duvaucelii (River Lapwing)
Place : Rangpo, East Sikkim
Date: January  1,  2014
Pic: Santosh Sharma

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)



Friday 11 April 2014

Dendrobium aphyllum (Leafless Dendrobium) - Sikkim Orchid

Dendrobium aphyllum (Leafless Dendrobium)
Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim
Date: Aprol 2,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Subtribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: D. aphyllum

Phaius tancarvilleae (Greater Swamp-orchid) - Sikkim Orchid

Phaius tancarvilleae (Greater Swamp-orchid)
Place : Sungdung, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: March 30,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Other names : 
Swamp Lily, Swamp Orchid, Nun's orchid and Veiled orchid

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Collabieae
Alliance: Calanthe
Genus: Phaius
Species: P. tancarvilleae

The species is considered  endangered under Australia's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

Tuesday 8 April 2014

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

Sunday 6 April 2014

Accipiter trivirgatus (Crested Goshawk) - Sikkim Bird

Accipiter trivirgatus (Crested Goshawk)
Place : Shantinagar, Singtam,  East Sikkim
Date: April 6,  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes (but see there)
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species: A. trivirgatus     Wikipedia

Rhyacornis fuliginosa (Plumbeous Water Redstart - Female) - Sikkim Bird

Rhyacornis fuliginosa (Plumbeous Water Redstart - Female)
Place : Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: March 8, 2015
Pic: Shital Pradhan
Rhyacornis fuliginosa (Plumbeous Water Redstart - Female)
Place : Shantinagar, East Sikkim
Date: April 9,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan