14 Jul 2023
Himalayan Whorlflower (Morina longifolia)
Morina longifolia is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4300 meters elevation. Elevation: 3468 meters. Native range is North Pakistan to Himalaya…
14 Jul 2023
Bassecoia hookeri
Bassecoia hookeri is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4900 meters elevation. Elevation: 3948 meters. Native range is Central Himalaya to China.…
14 Jul 2023
Bassecoia hookeri
Bassecoia hookeri is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4900 meters elevation. Elevation: 3874 meters. Native range is Central Himalaya to China.…
11 Jul 2023
Morina nepalensis
Morina nepalensis is found in sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4029 meters. Native range is Himalaya to South Tibet and…
12 Nov 2018
Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani)
A common and opportunistic bird that gladly eats from human feeding stations during its daily rounds in its range. It sounds like this:
5 Dec 2014
Green-barred Woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros)
This was a brief encounter with the species as I was about to leave SouthWild Pantanal and go to Chapada dos Guimarães - the rainmaker and the source of…
3 Dec 2014
Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula (Acanthoscurria chacoana)
Night time in Pantanal is as exciting as the daytime, and during my several night walks - mostly focusing on the huge number of frog species - I came across…
29 Nov 2014
Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula (Acanthoscurria chacoana)
A large tree Just a few metres from the Cuiaba river in Porto Jofre housed an extended family of this species. They ranged from adults like this one, to very…
27 Nov 2014
Pale-crested Woodpecker (Celeus lugubris)
This was the only encounter of the species during my stay in Pantanal, and is a female seen a few hours upstrem from Porto Jofre.