Mountain Willow (Salix fruticulosa)

Mountain Willow (Salix fruticulosa)

Salix fruticulosa is found in Sikkim's subalpine biome. Elevation: 3636 meters. Native range is Central and Eeast Himalaya to Tibet.


Mountain Willow (Salix fruticulosa)

Mountain Willow (Salix fruticulosa)

Salix fruticulosa is found in Sikkim's subalpine biome. Elevation: 3636 meters. Native range is Central and Eeast Himalaya to Tibet.


Mountain Willow (Salix fruticulosa)

Mountain Willow (Salix fruticulosa)

Salix fruticulosa is found in Sikkim's subalpine biome. Elevation: 3636 meters. Native range is Central and Eeast Himalaya to Tibet.


Salix myrtillacea

Salix myrtillacea

Salix myrtillacea is found in Sikkim's temperate biome. Elevation: 3789 meters. Native range is Himalaya from Pakistan to China and Myanmar.


Myrvier (Salix glauca)

Myrvier (Salix glauca)

Sjølitjernet i Skogbygda er omkranset av myr og sumpaktig landskap der mange myrbundne arter som myrvieren trives. Hele bestanden av myrvier er sterkt preget…


Great curassow (Crax rubra)

Great curassow (Crax rubra)

A beautiful male, foraging on the lawn of La Laguna Del Lagarte Lodge with several other individuals, looking for fallen fruits or up in the trees. One of the…


Common Spurwing (Antigonus erosus)

Common Spurwing (Antigonus erosus)

In some areas by the rivers and under fruiting trees I found plenty of individuals from this species, and when they are still they can be hard to see. This one…


Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

After being hunted countless years by humans, the curassow is still nervous in the presence of humans even in protected areas. This one exhibited somewhat…


Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)

Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)

Several birds roam the garden of Hotel do Ype, and I also found one with chicks. In the dense forest they are much harder to see, but they are very much……


Common Mylon (Mylon maimon)

Common Mylon (Mylon maimon)

Every day I enjoyed the many butterflies around my room, and this was the only of this species I encountered during my stay. -9.596652, -55.932165…