Showing posts with label Muscicapidae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Muscicapidae. Show all posts

Tuesday 16 February 2016

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)

Wednesday 24 December 2014

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:  

Tuesday 13 May 2014

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:

Sunday 6 April 2014

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

Thursday 3 April 2014

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)

Tuesday 1 April 2014

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

Sunday 2 March 2014

Saturday 1 March 2014

Friday 28 February 2014

Friday 7 February 2014

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.