Birds

Birds

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

Hummingbird ( Trochilidae ) ~ They are the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5-13 cm range. The 5 cm Bee-Hummingbird, they hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12-80 times per.second. They are known as hummingbirds because of the humming sound created by their beating wings, which sometimes sounds like bees or other insects. They are also the only group of birds with the ability to fly backwards.


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 )



Philippines ~ Endangered Birds

                             Philippines 1994 ~ Rare and Endangered Philippine Birds

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 )

Australia ~ Owl Cover




Transkei ~ Waterfowls

                                      Transkei 1992 ~ Waterfowls ( Oxyura punctata )

Germany ~ The Hoopoe

The Hoopoe ( Upupa epops ) is a colourful bird that is found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive crown of feathers


Sweden ~ Bird First Day Cover


              Parus major ~ Emberiza citrinella ~ Pyrrhula pyrrhula ~ Pinicola enucleator

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)

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 1996 ~ National Flora and Fauna Day ~ The Knobbed Hornbill ( Aceros casidix ) also known as Sulawesi Wrinkled Hornbill, The Black-napped Oriole ( Oriolus chinensis ), The Bali Myna ( Leucopsar rothschildi ).

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