Birds

Birds

Tuesday 7 October 2014

Malaysia ~ Bird Stamp

Malaysia 2009, (30 sen) Polyplectron malacence, (50 sen) Mycteria cinerea, (50 sen) Myophonus robinsoni

The Malayan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacence) is a medium-sized pheasant of the galliform family Phasianidae.

The Milky stork (Mycterea cinerea) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. This species occurs in Cambodia, peninsular Malaysia, and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sumbawa, Sulawesi and Buton.

The Malayan whistling thrush (Myophonus robinsoni), is a species bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.