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

How beautiful was the moment...could not help myself smiling!

A normal common mynah feeding on another common mynah on it mouth was something extraordinary to watch. I saw this happen today at my residence at Shantinagar, Singtam. One of the little birds had a deformed upper mandible bill. It was curved against its evolution. I was gathering off my camera and I missed the moment of the other ‘rup-pee’ feeding the deformed one. How beautiful was the moment...could not help myself smiling. It stayed on the verandah facing me for couple of minutes and it moved away following its partner.

Interestingly, the bill of the deformed common mynah was bit longer and pointed as compared to the other bird. I had never come across such deformity on birds, felt sad but it had survived fighting against all odds. Humans need to take lesson from these small creatures.

Heterophasia capistrata (Rufous Sibia) - Sikkim Bird

Heterophasia capistrata (Rufous Sibia)

Venue: Near Tashi View Point,  Gangtok,  East Sikkim

Date: February 2, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Leiothrichidae
Genus:	Heterophasia
Species:	H. capistrata	Source: Wikipedia

Macropygia unchall ( Barred Cuckoo-Dove) - Sikkim Bird

Macropygia unchall (Barred Cuckoo-Dove)

Venue: Duga,  East Sikkim

Date: February 2, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Macropygia unchall (Barred Cuckoo-Dove)

Venue: Duga,  East Sikkim

Date: February 2, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Phylum:	Chordata
	Class:	Aves
	Order:	Columbiformes
	Family:	Columbidae
	Genus:	Macropygia
	Species:	M. unchall

Zosterops palpebrosus (Indian White Eye / Oriental White-eye) - Sikkim Bird

Zosterops palpebrosus (Oriental White-eye)

Venue: Chisopani, Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: February 20, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Zosterops palpebrosus (Oriental White-eye)

Venue: Sittey Forest, Rangpo,  East Sikkim

Date: February 2, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Zosteropidae (disputed)
Genus:	Zosterops
Species:	Z. palpebrosus Source:Wikipedia

Tichodroma muraria (Wallcreeper) - Sikkim Bird

Tichodroma muraria (Wallcreeper) 

Venue: Rangpo,  East Sikkim

Date: January 25, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Class: Aves

Order : Passeriformes

Sub Order: Passeri

Infra order: Passerida

Familia: Tichodromadidae

Genus: Tichodroma

Species: T. muraria

 It is the only member of the genus Tichodroma.

Pericrocotus speciosus (Scarlet Minivet - Male and Female) - Sikkim Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus (Scarlet Minivet - Male and Female)

Venue: Chisopani, Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: March 12, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Pericrocotus
Species:	P. speciosus		Source: Wikipedia

Gonatanthus pumilus (Dwarf Gonatanthus) - Sikkim Flora

Gonatanthus pumilus (Dwarf Gonatanthus)

Place : Near Cipla Factory, Rangpo, East Sikkim

Date: January 7, 2012

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Familia:  Araceae 
Subfamilia: 
Tribus: 
Genus: Gonatanthus
Species: Gonatanthus pumilus

Erigeron karvinskianus (Mexican Daisy) - Sikkim Flora

Erigeron karvinskianus (Mexican Daisy)

Place : Dalapchand, East Sikkim

Date: September 6, 2011

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:         

Class:             

Order:            Asterales

Family:           Asteraceae

Genus:            Erigeron

Species:          E. karvinskianus

Binomial name: Erigeron karvinskianus DC.

Other Names:  Mexican fleabane, Latin American fleabane, Santa Barbara daisy or Spanish daisy

Special feature:  This wildflower is native to much of South America and also Mexico.

This plant is also cultivated for its daisy-like blooms, and is often confused with the closely related true daisy Bellis. It is frequently grown in crevices in walls or paving, where it rapidly spreads to provide a carpet of flowers. ( Source: Wikipedia)