Sikkim fungus (Russula)

Sikkim fungus (Russula)

Elevation: 3636 meters.


Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii is a very common species to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. It has a strange looking…


Plocama puberula

Plocama puberula

My first encounter with Plocama puberula. It's growing in a crack of the wall of Dirhur canyon, where it is accessing water seepage that lasts long after the…


Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

The Chocó toucan (Ramphastos brevis) looks very similar to chestnut-mandibled and yellow-throated toucans, but as the name implies this species only exists in…


Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius) is a striking species that, together with toucans, is a frequent visitor to feeding stations…


Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

A pale-mandibled araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius) with a severely damaged lower mandible with a part missing - perhaps from a fight with a…


Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

Chocó toucan (Ramphastos brevis) looks very similar to chestnut-mandibled and yellow-throated toucans, but as the name implies this species only exists in the…


Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

A typical posture when in an agitated or exited state. Here I'm level with the Chocó toucan (Ramphastos brevis) up in the canopy, which is the best way to see…