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

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

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)

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).

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

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