Sunday, 20 April 2014
Saturday, 19 April 2014
Yuhina flavicollis (Whiskered Yuhina) - Sikkim Bird
Yuhina flavicollis (Whiskered Yuhina)
Place : Sungdung, Rongli, East SikkimDate: March 30, 2014 Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Yuhina flavicollis (Whiskered Yuhina)
Place : Sungdung, Rongli, East SikkimDate: March 30, 2014 Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Zosteropidae |
Genus: | Yuhina |
Species: | Y. flavicollis |
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Cymbidium Kurralta Park 'Tennyson' - Sikkim Flora
Cymbidium Kurralta Park 'Tennyson'
Place : Gangtok, East SikkimDate: March 10, 2010 Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Cymbidium Kurralta Park 'Tennyson'
Place : Gangtok, East SikkimDate: March 10, 2010 Pic: Shital Pradhan |
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Aethopyga nipalensis (Green-tailed Sunbird - Male) - Sikkim Bird
Aethopyga nipalensis (Green-tailed Sunbird - Male)
Place : Barsey, South SikkimDate: April 14, 2014 Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Aethopyga nipalensis (Green-tailed Sunbird - Male)
Place : Barsey, South SikkimDate: April 14, 2014 Pic: Shital Pradhan |
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Sunday, 13 April 2014
Phaenicophaeus tristis (Green-billed Malkoha) - Sikkim Bird
Phaenicophaeus tristis (Green-billed Malkoha)
Place : Sirwani, South SikkimDate: 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 SikkimDate: 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 SikkimDate: 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
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