Vietnam ~ Birdlife Cover

The Nordmann's Greenshank or Spotted Greenshank  (Tringa Guttifer), the Spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmeus), the Saunder's gull or the Chinese black-headed gull (Larus Saundersi).

Indonesia ~ Threatened Bird Species

                                 Indonesia's Threatened Bird Species, first day cover.

Indonesia ~ Threatened Bird Species

The Siau Scops Owl (Otus siaoensis), is a critically endangered owl and may be extinct. They live in Siau Island, north of Sulawesi, Indonesia and are (were) forest dwellers.

The Flores Hawk Eagle (Nisaetus floris), is a fairly large, up to 30 - 31 inch long, raptor in the family Accipitridae. An Indonesian endemic, the Flores Hawk Eagle is distributed in forests of Flores, Lombok and Sumbawa in the Lesser Sundas.

The Elegant Sunbird (Aethopyga duyvenbodei), an Indonesian endemic distributed to the island of Sangihe, north of Sulawesi. It is found and locally common in the forests and plantations near Mount Sahendaruman in southern Sangihe.

The Invisible Rail (Habroptila wallacii), is a flightless species of bird in the family Rallidae, endemic only to the island of Halmahera, in North Maluku, Indonesia, especially its swamp forests, wetlands, and forest edges. It is the world's smallest living flightless bird.

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.

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 )

Indonesia ~ 2009 Bird Life International

Aceros corrugatus ~ Harpactes kasumba ~ Actenoides concretus ~ Ciconia stormi ~ Argusianus argus ~ Cairina scutulata

Vietnam ~ 2006 Bird Life International

Lophura edwardsi ~ Arborophila davidi ~ Lophura hatinhensis ~ Rheinardia ocellata ~ Polyplectron germaini