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Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Iran ~ Green Pheasant
Iran 2011, Japan World Stamp Exhibition. The Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor ) also known as Japanese Pheasant, is native to the Japanese Archipelago, to which it is endemic.
Haiti ~ National Birds of Haiti
Haiti 1999 Bird Stamps, Hispaniolan Trogon ( Priotelus roseigaster ) ~ White-winged Warbler or Hispaniolan Highland-tanager ( Xenoligea montana ) ~ Grey-crowned Tanager ( Phaenicophilus poliocephalus ) ~ American Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber )
Switzerland ~ The Hummingbird
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Bhutan ~ Birds Stamp
Bhutan 1998 Bird Stamps, Red-billed Chough ( Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax ) ~ The Great Hornbill ( Buceros bicomis ) ~ Singing Bush Lark or Horsfield's Bush Lark ( Mirafra javanica ) ~ Mrs Gould's Sunbird ( Aethopyga gouldiae ) ~ Megpie-Robin ( Copsychus saularis ) ~ Chestnut-flanked White-eye ( Zosterops erythropleurus )
Australia ~ Birds of Lake Eyre
Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus ) ~ Lake Eyre officially known as Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre. The lake has been identified by BirdLife International as an important bird area, it supports major breeding events of the Banded Stilt and Australian Pelican, as well as the populations of Red-necked Avocets, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, Red-necked Stints, Silver Gulls and Caspian Terns. Estimated 200.000 pelicans which is 80% of Australia's total population, came to feed at Lake Eyre.
Spain ~ Birds Stamp
Spain 1985 Birds Stamp, The Subalpine Warbler ( Sylvia cantillans ) ~ The Common Rock Thrush ( Monticola saxatilis ) ~ The Spotless Starling ( Stumus unicolor ) ~ The Bearded Reeding ( Panurus biarmicus )
Taiwan ~ Birds Stamp
The Bronzed Drongo ( Dicrucus aeneus ) ~ The Long-tailed Shrike ( Lanius schach ) ~ The Grey Treepie ( Dendrocitta formosae ) ~ The Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis )
Monday, 28 October 2013
Bangladesh ~ Birds of Bangladesh
The Rufous Treepie ( Dendrocitta vagabunda ) ~ The Greater Racket-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus paradiseus ) ~ The Dark-throated Oriole ( Oriolus xanthonotus ) ~ The Red Junglefowl ( Gallus gallus )
Germany ~ The Hoopoe
The Hoopoe ( Upupa epops ) is a colourful bird that is found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive crown of feathers
Saturday, 26 October 2013
China ~ Birds Stamp
China 2005 ~ The Xianghai National Nature Reserve in Tongyu County, Jilin Province, is an inland wetland of water ecological system. More than 200 bird species live and procreate here, including crans, swans, white storks, bustards and golden eagles. It is the homeland of red-crowned cranes. In 1992 The World Wildlife Fund designated it as an "A Class Nature Reserve of International Importance"
Friday, 25 October 2013
Malaysia ~ King Fishers
Malaysia 1993 ~ There are over 80 species of kingfishers in the world found mainly in tropics. These kingfishers occur in a range of habitats from open country to primary forest. There are fourteen species of kingfishers in Malaysia, occur in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.
White-Breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) ~ Deep Blue kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
Chestnut-Collared Kingfisher (Halcyon concreta) ~ Black-Backed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)
White-Breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) ~ Deep Blue kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
Chestnut-Collared Kingfisher (Halcyon concreta) ~ Black-Backed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)
Indonesia ~ 1994 Birds Stamp
The Great Argus ( Argusianus argus ) ~ The Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus pusillus ) ~ Helmeted Friarbird ( Philemon buceroides ) ~ The Moluccan King Parrot ( Alisterus amboinensis ) ~ The Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise ( Seleucidis melanoleuca )
Indonesia ~ 1996 Birds Stamp
The Sulawesi Wrinkled Hornbill ( Aceros casidix ) ~ The Black-napped Oriole ( Oriolus chinensis ) ~ The Bali Myna ( Leucopsar rothschildi ).
Indonesia ~ National Flora Fauna Day
Indonesia ~ Bird Life
Indonesia 2009 ~ Birds of Indonesia, The Treasure of Sumatran Rainforest ~ Great Argus ( Argusianus argus ), White-winged Duck ( Cairina scutulata ), Storm's Stork ( Ciconia storm ), Red-naped Trogon ( Harpactes kasumba ), Rufous-collared Kingfisher ( Actenoides concretus ), Wringkled Hornbill ( Aceros corrugatus )
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Grenada ~ Pea Dove
The Grenada Dove ( Leptotila wellis ) is a medium-sized New World tropical dove. It is endemic to the island of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. Originally known as the Pea Dove or Well's Dove, it is the national bird of Grenada. It is considered to be one of the most critically endangered doves in the world.
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