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ISSN 0972- 1800 VOLUME 21, NO. 4 QUARTERLY OCTOBER-DECEMBER, 2019 Date of Publication: 28th December, 2019 BIONOTES A Quarterly Newsletter for Research Notes and News On Any Aspect Related with Life Forms BIONOTES articles are abstracted/indexed/available in the Indian Science Abstracts, INSDOC; Zoological Record; Thomson Reuters (U.S.A); CAB International (U.K.); The Natural History Museum Library & Archives, London: Library Naturkundemuseum, Erfurt (Germany) etc. and online databases. Founder Editor Published by Dr. R.K. Varshney, A Biologists Dr. R.K. Varshney, Confrerie, Raj Bhawan, Manik Chowk, Ex- Additional Director, Aligarh (up to volume 20 (2018)) R.N.I. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata Registration No. 71669/99. Manuscripts: Publication Policy: Please E-mail to [email protected]. Information, statements or findings published Guidelines for Authors: BIONOTES are the views of its author/ source only. publishes short notes on any aspect of Page Charges: biology. 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Abroad: US $ 20/- (by sea mail). Back volumes are available @ Rs. 800/- in Research Centre, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand 263 India. 136, India. Phone: ++91 8938896403 Email: [email protected] From Volume 21 Published by the Entomological Society of India (ESI), New Delhi (Nodal Officer: V.V. Ramamurthy, ESI, New Delhi) And Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal Executive Editor: Peter Smetacek Assistant Editor: Shristee Panthee Butterfly Research Trust, Bhimtal Cover Photo by Peter Smetacek of a Salassa mizorama Moth Vol.21 (4), December, 2019 BIONOTES TABLE OF CONTENTS EXTENSION OF THE KNOWN DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMMON GEM BUTTERFLY PORITIA HEWITSONI (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE) TO BASTAR, CHHATTISGARH by Anupam Sisodia & Ravi Naidu 105 FIRST RECORD OF LAUGHING DOVE (SPILOPELIA SENEGALENSIS LINNAEUS, 1766) (COLUMBIFORMES) IN SIKKIM, EASTERN HIMALAYA by Prem K. Chhetri, Thinlay Namgyal Lepcha, Bijoy Chhetri & Kusal Gurung 106 CONFIRMATION OF PALE GREEN AWLET BURARA GOMATA (LEPIDOPTERA: HESPERIIDAE) FROM EASTERN NEPAL by Sanjaya Raj Tamang, John Lhomi Nuppa, Pratik Pandeya, Shristee Panthee & Bandana Subedi 109 ADDITIONS TO THE AVIFAUNA OF ATHGARH FOREST DIVISION, CUTTACK, ODISHA, EASTERN INDIA by Arajush Payra, Suraj Kumar Dash, Himanshu Shekhar Palei & Arun Kumar Mishra 112 BUTTERFLIES (LEPIDOPTERA: PAPILIONOIDEA) OF CHHATTISGARH, INDIA by Anupam Sisodia 116 FIRST REPORT OF PHACOPTERON LENTIGINOSUM BUCKTON, 1896 (INSECTA: PSYLLOIDEA: PHACOPTERONIDAE) FROM ODISHA, INDIA by Ashirwad Tripathy 142 RECORD OF MYCALESIS ADAMSONI (WATSON, 1897) (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE) FROM POKHARA AND GODAVARI, NEPAL Shristee Panthee, Mahendra Singh Limbu, Bandana Subedi, Sanjaya Raj Tamang & Amrit Poudel 145 BUTTERFLIES FEEDING ON HUMAN BLOOD: FIRST OBSERVATION FROM INDIAN REGION by Arajush Payra, Gaurab Nandi Das, Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi & Bitupan Boruah 146 FIRST REPORT OF THE GENUS CALLEREBIA BUTLER, 1867 (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE: SATYRINAE) FROM MIZORAM, INDIA by Lallawmsanga & Lalsiampuii Tocchawng 150 NOTES ON TAXA OF THE SALASSA LEMAII GROUP (LEPIDOPTERA: SATURNIIDAE) WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM MIZORAM, INDIA by Stefan Naumann & Esther Lalhmingliani 152 SATURNIA ROSALATA NAUMANN & NASSIG (LEPIDOPTERA: SATURNIIDAE) IN UTTARAKHAND: AN ADDITION TO THE INDIAN FAUNA by Shristee Panthee & Peter Smetacek 159 TWO NEW SPECIES OF LOEPA MOORE (LEPIDOPTERA: SATURNIIDAE) FROM THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT by Stefan Naumann & Peter Smetacek 161 BRAHMEA HEARSEYI WHITE, 1862 (LEPIDOPTERA: BRAHMAEIDAE) IN ODISHA, INDIA Sandeep Mishra & Peter Smetacek 171 104 Vol. 21 (4), December, 2019 BIONOTES FIRST RECORD OF LAUGHING DOVE (SPILOPELIA SENEGALENSIS LINNAEUS, 1766) (COLUMBIFORMES) IN SIKKIM, EASTERN HIMALAYA PREM K. CHHETRI1, THINLAY NAMGYAL LEPCHA2, BIJOY CHHETRI3 & KUSAL GURUNG4 1*Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Sikkim- 737102, India. [email protected] 2Human Resource Development Department, Govt. of Sikkim, Singhik Sentam-737116 North Sikkim, India [email protected] 3Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill, Dr. Salim Ali Chowk, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai-40001, India. [email protected] 4Revenue Officer/ Assistant Director, Sub-Division Office- Pakyong-737106 East Sikkim, India. [email protected] Reviewer: Bikram Grewal Key words New records; Laughing Dove; Sikkim; Eastern Himalaya Abstract underparts (Grimmett et al., 2016). The Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis species easily distinguished from a similar Linnaeus, 1766 is a widely distributed bird in species Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis India. However, the species is unrecorded in Scopoli, 1786 due to lack of the black and most of the Himalayan region. An adult white-collar, instead of having a black and Laughing Dove was recorded in Singhik copper-brown patch on the base of the throat Reserved Forest, Sikkim Himalaya. The (Birdlife Australia, 2019). This article will add species is a first record in the state of the a new species, S. senegalensis in the checklist Eastern Himalayas. of the bird of the Sikkim Himalayas which Introduction extends its distribution range towards the The Laughing Dove has a broad distributional Eastern Himalayas. range in Africa and Asia (Brahmia et al., Methods 2015), native to most of sub-Saharan Africa, Our opportunistically observation took place the Middle East and southern Asia; India and during the usual birding in the Singhik Bangladesh (Baptista et al., 1997). However, Reserved Forest, North Sikkim. The species this species is unrecorded in most of the were identified based on Grimmett et al. Himalayas, northeast India and Sri Lanka; (2016) and Baptista et al. (2019). they are found in dry cultivation and scrub- Results covered hills (Grimmett et al., 2016). In India, We encountered an adult Laughing Dove in the species was recorded from Western Ghats the temperate forest of Singhik Reserved (Aravind et al. 2001), Tamil Nadu (Samson et Forest, North Sikkim (Figure 1). The bird was al., 2016) and Ladakh (Pfister, 2001). The sitting on the branch of a tree with the two species is a slim small bird, long fairly tail, Spotted Doves (Figure 2). The dominant forest brownish-pink head and tree was Alnus nepalensis D. Don, 1825, 106 Vol. 21 (4), December, 2019 BIONOTES Macaranga denticulata Blume Mull.Arg., and Rajasthan (Chhangani, 2004). The species 1866, Juglans regia L., 1753 and Engelhardia was recorded in India with associated species spicata Blume, 1982, etc. The species stayed viz. Hill Pigeons Columba rupestris Pallas, in the landscape for about 15 days. 1811 (Pfister, 2001) and Eurasian-collared New record Dove Streptopelia decaocto Frivaldszky, 1838 Spilopelia senegalensis, Figure 2: India, North (Samson, 2016 & Chhangani, 2004). But, we Sikkim, Singhik Reserved Forest (27˚30’ encountered the species with the Spotted Dove 56”N & 88˚ 33’15”E, 1500m), observed and as an associated species in the forest. Based on took photographs by Thinlay Namgyal Lepcha the literature, the species might come under on dated 09th August 2019 (one adult). anthropogenic pressure and climate change, Identification which may they are searching for new suitable Laughing Dove is similar in size and habitat in the Himalayas. Therefore, we appearance to the Turtle Dove Streptopelia recommend long-term monitoring of the turtur Linnaeus, 1758 (Faria, 2019). However, sensitive species of the bird in respect to S. senegalensis is differing from the Turtle climate change. Dove due to lack of black colouration on the Acknowledgement scapulars and inner wing coverts and the We are grateful to the Forest Environment and different pattern of the neck feathers (Jonsson, Wildlife Department, Govt. of Sikkim and 1994). S. senegalensis easily distinguished Barapathing Rage (T) for the support during from a similar species S. chinensis due to lack the field study. Thank goes to the Director of of the black and white-collar, instead of BNHS for support. Lastly, field suggestion having a black and copper-brown patch on the and encouragement by Dr. B.K. Acharya, Dr. base of the throat (Birdlife Australia, 2019). Bharat Kumar Pradhan, Nischal Gautam Discussion (Joint Director Forest) and friends are highly Sikkim Himalaya is a part of Eastern Hindu- appreciated. Our thanks go to the reviewer for Kush Himalayas contiguous with one of 34 his input in our article. global biodiversity hotspots (Mittermeier et References al., 2004). In a total of 550 species of bird has Acharya, B.K. & L. Vijayan. 2011. The birds been reported from the landscape (Acharya &
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    1305 species WORLD LIST Updated 28 June 2019 Bird-window Collision Species Family scientific name Common name Genus Species 1 Tinamidae Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus 2 Cracidae Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor 3 Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 4 Grey-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps 5 Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata 6 Odontophoridae Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus 7 Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus 8 Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus 9 Elegant Quail Callipepla douglasii 10 Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii 11 California Quail Callipepla californica 12 Spotted Wood-quail Odontophorus guttatus 13 Phasianidae Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 14 Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica 15 Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei 16 Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis 17 Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus 18 Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca 19 Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara 20 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 21 Chinese Bamboo-partridge Bambusicola thoracicus 22 Copper Pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii 23 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 24 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 25 Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 26 Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus 27 Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia 28 Willow Grouse Lagopus lagopus 29 Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 30 Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis 31 Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 32 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 33 Anatidae Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 34 Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus 35 Black Swan Cygnus atratus 36 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 37 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 38
  • A Selection Of

    A Selection Of

    A Selection of 1. Text 1. Text 1. Text 1. Text 1. Pacific Black Duck (55cm) 2. Australian Wood Duck (47 cm) Common duck often found on lawns and Seen on grassland and away from SUNSHINE around lakes. water. Nests in hollows. COAST BIRDS 1. Text 1. Text 1. Text 1. Text 3. Australian Brush-turkey (65 cm) 4. Brown Quail (18 cm) Large black ground forager. Males Largest native quail. Found in groups in build mounds for females to lay eggs. grasses near water. Common in gardens. The Living Smart program promotes the creation and protection of habitat for local native wildlife in urban backyards through its Backyard Biodiversity module. Wherever you live we can all play a part in helping our local native animals by providing safe, suitable habitat and feeding opportunities for them. 1. Text 1. Text 1. Text 1. Text 5. White-faced Heron (65 cm) 6. Great Egret (80 cm) Most common heron. Can be found Hunts alone in water but nests in a anywhere with water. Often seen on treetop colony. lawns. www.livingsmartqld.com.au http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au http://www.birdsinbackyards.net http://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au Photographers: W Dabwroka and K Vang © Bird Explorers (1-3, 6, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 26, 27, 29, 30, 33, 35, 36, 38, 41, 43, 45, 49, 52, 55, 1. Text 56, 58–61, 63, 65, 66, 68, 71,1. 72,Text 76, 78); R Major © Australian Museum1. (7, Text 17, 19, 22, 23, 47, 48, 54, 57, 80); T Oliver1.