Blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis - female) - Sikkim Bird

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:             Aves

Order:            Passeriformes

Family:           Muscicapidae

Genus:            Phoenicurus

Species:           P. frontalis

Binomial name: Phoenicurus frontalis Vigors, 1832

Other Names:  The female is brownish-grey, with paler under parts. Its range includes the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. (Wikipedia)

Enicurus scouleri (little forktail) - Sikkim Bird

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:             Aves

Order:            Passeriformes

Family:           Muscicapidae

Genus:            Enicurus

Species:           E. scouleri

Binomial name: Enicurus scouleri Vigors, 1832

Other Names:  little forktail

Special feature:  

Phoenicurus ochruros ( Black Redstart - Female) - Sikkim Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros ( Black Redstart - Female)

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,

Date:February 18  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:             Aves

Order:            Passeriformes,

Family:           Muscicapidae

Genus:            Phoenicurus

Species:           P. ochruros

Binomial name:  Phoenicurus ochruros (S. G. Gmelin, 1774)

Other Names: Chocolate Soldier 

Special feature:

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

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)

Ficedula sapphira (Sapphire Flycatcher) - Sikkim Bird

  Ficedula sapphira (Sapphire Flycatcher)

Place : Singtam, East Sikkim
Date: January 23,  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Ficedula
Species:	F. sapphira

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

Rhyacornis fuliginosa 

(Plumbeous Water Redstart - Male)

Venue: Shantinagar, Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: April 9, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Saxicola insignis (White-throated Bush Chat) - Sikkim Bird

Saxicola insignis (White-throated Bush Chat)

Place : Mazhitar, Rangpo, East Sikkim

Date: January 25 , 2013

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Niltava sundara (Rufous-bellied Niltava) - Sikkim Bird

Niltava sundara (Rufous-bellied Niltava)

Venue: Chisopani, Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: January 22, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus (White-capped Water Redstart) - Sikkim Bird

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus (White-capped Water Redstart)

Place :Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: January 25, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

On air !!
 Chaimarrornis leucocephalus (White-capped Water Redstart)

Place :Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: March 7, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus (White-capped Water Redstart)

Place :Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: APRIL 6, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:             Aves

Order:            Passeriformes

Family:           Muscicapidae

Genus:            Chaimarrornis

Species:           C. leucocephalus

Binomial name: Chaimarrornis leucocephalus (Vigors, 1831)

Other Names:  White-capped redstart

Special feature:  The generic name of this species is derived from the Greek ‘kheimarrhos’ meaning torrent and ‘ornis’ meaning bird.

Male White-capped redstart have large white cap like pattern on top of the head; it has brown red spots under the wings.