Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl) - Sikkim Bird

 Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl)
Place : Dalapchand, Rongli, East Sikkim

Date: March 18,  2010
Pic: Krishna Dahal

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Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:         Chordata

Class:         Aves

Order: Galiformes

Family:         Phasianidae

Genus:         Pavo

Species:         P. cristatus

Binomial name: Pavo cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

Other Names: Common Peafowl or Indian Peafowl or Bluefowl

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)

Megalaima franklinii (Golden-throated Barbet) - Sikkim Bird

Megalaima franklinii (Golden-throated Barbet)

Other name: Great Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill

Venue: Tumin, East Sikkim

Date: March 8, 2014

Pic: Krishna Dahal

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Megalaimidae
Genus:	Megalaima
Species:	M. franklinii        Source: Wikipedia

Buceros bicornis (Great Pied Hornbill) - Sikkim Bird

Buceros bicornis (Great Pied Hornbill)

Other name: Great Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill

Venue: Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: February 4, 2014

Pic: Krishna Dahal

Buceros bicornis (Great Pied Hornbill)

Other name: Great Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill

Venue: Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: June 8 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Family:	Bucerotidae
Subfamily:	Bucerotinae
Genus:	Buceros
Species:	B. bicornis