Garrulax pectoralis (Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush) - Sikkim Bird

Garrulax pectoralis (Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush)

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,

Date: May 25, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:              Aves

Order:            Passeriformes

Family:           Leiothrichidae

Genus:            Garrulax

Species:           G. pectoralis

Binomial name:  Garrulax pectoralis (Gould, 1836)

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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 

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Hair-crested drongos: a difference in pigmentation

I came across these two drongo at Sirwani, near Singtam; felt strange about the difference of the beaks. It could be that the yellow pigmentation could be due to immaturity. There is also a difference in the size of the beak.

Dendrobium Love Memory 'Fizz' - Sikkim Orchid

Dendrobium Love Memory 'Fizz'

Place : Gangtok, East Sikkim
Date: March 10,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Dendrobium Love Memory 'Fizz'

Place : Gangtok, East Sikkim
Date: March 10,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan

	Kingdom:       Plantae Division:         Magnoliophyta (unranked):    Monocots Order:            Asparagales Family:           Orchidaceae Subfamily:     Epidendroideae Tribe:             Podochileae Subtribe:        Dendrobiinae Genus:            Dendrobium Species:           Dendrobium Love Memory 'Fizz'                                Seed parent    Pollen parent Genus                    Cymbidium    Cymbidium Epithet                  White Rabbit    Sachi Other Names:  Special feature: