Indonesia ~ Birds of Paradise

(100,-) The western parotia (Parotia sefilata), endemic to Indonesia the western parotia is found only in the mountain forests of Vogelkop and the Wandammen Peninsula of Western New Guinea.

(150,-) The twelve-wired-bird-of-paradise (Seleucides melanoleuca) is a medium-sized, velvet black and yellow bird-of-paradise. Its a lowland forests bird. The male displays on an exposed vertical perch with its breast-shield flared. Its diets consists mainly of fruits and arthropods.

(250,-) The red-bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra), an Indonesian endemic distributed to lowland rainforests of Waigeo and Batanta islands of Raja Ampat, West Papua.

Indonesia ~ Definitive Duck Stamps

                             Indonesia 1998, High Value Definitive "Duck" special series.

Indonesia ~ Cockatoo

Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis), is a cockatoo endemic to to the south Moluccas in -eastern Indonesia. In the wild the salmon-crested cockatoo inhabits lowland forest below 1000 m. The diet consist mainly of seeds, nuts and fruit as well as coconuts and also eat meat.

Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita galerita), is a relatively large white cockatoo found in wooded habitats in Australia and New Guinea and some of the islands in Indonesia.

Palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus stenolophus), also known as the goliath cockatoo or great black cockatoo is a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea and far north Queensland, Australia.

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.

North Korea ~ Birds of Paradise

 North Korea 1993 CTO, Birds of Paradise souvenir sheet, (10) Picus canus, (20) Cincinnurus regius, (50) Diphyliobes magnificus, (60) Paradisea apoda

Vietnam ~ Bird Stamp

Vietnam 1991 CTO, Grus japonensis, Grus antigone sharpii, Grus nigricollis, Grus vipio, Bugeranus leucogerranus

Thailand ~ Dutch Bantam

The Dutch Bantam is a breed of chicken originating in the Netherlands. It is also one of the true bantam breeds, meaning it is a naturally small bird with no related large fowl from which it was miniatureized. Dutch Bantams have many color variations, and have grown in popularity as exhibition poultry worldwide.

             

Thailand ~ Junglefowl

The Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is a tropical member of the Phasianidae family. It is thought to be ancestral to the domestic chicken, with some hybridization with the grey junglefowl. The red junglefowl was first domesticated at least five thousand years ago in Asia, then taken around the world, and the domestic form is kept globally as a very productive food source of both meat and eggs.

Maldives ~ Bird Stamp

Maldives 1964, 1L The Lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel), 2L The Crab-plover (Dronas ardeola), 3L The White-tailed tropicbird (Phaeton lepturus), 4L The Wedge-tailed shearwater), 5L The Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

Uni Sovet ~ Waterfowl Stamp

Uni Sovyet 1991, 5k The Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), 15k The Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), 20k The White-Headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)

Uni Sovyet ~ Waterfowl Stamp

Uni Sovyet 1989, 5k The Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), 15k The Eurasian Teal (Anas Crecca), 20k The Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

Canada ~ Bird Stamp

Canada 1998 Stamp Issue, Eastern Screech-Owl ~ Gray-Crowned ~ Great Crested Flycatcher ~ Hairy Woodpecker

Canada 1999 Stamp Issue, American Goldfinch ~ Sandhill Crane ~ Red-Winged Blackbird ~ Northern Goshawk

Canada 2000 Stamp Issue, Pacific Loon ~ Blue Jay ~ Osprey ~Canada Warbler

Thank you very much to Danielle from Quebec for sending me these beautiful Canadian bird stamps.

Malaysia ~ Bird Stamp

The Banded Woodpecker (Picus miniaceus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical and tropical mangrove forests.

The Common Flameback Woodpecker or Common Goldenback (Dinopium javanese) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The Lesser Yellownape Woodpecker (Picus chlorolophus) is a type of woodpecker which is a widespread and often common breeder in tropical and sub-tropical Asia. This is a jungle species which nests in a tree hole, laying two to four white eggs.

Palau ~ Bird Stamp

Palau Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus pelewensis) ~ Palau Morningbird (Colluricinda tenebrosa) ~ Palau Fantail (Rhipidura lepida) ~ Giant White-eye (Megazosterops palauensis)

Kazakhstan ~ Bird Stamp

Anthropoides virgo or known as The Demoiselle Crane is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. These cranes are migratory birds. Birds from western Eurasia will spend the winter in Africa whilst the birds from Asia, Mongolia and China will spend the winter in the Indian subcontinent.

Larus ichthyaetus pallas, known as the Pallas Gull or great black-headed gull is a large gull. This species breeds in colonies in marshes and islands from southern Russia to Mongolia.It is migratory, wintering in the eastern Mediterranean, Arabia and India. This gull nests on the ground, laying between two and four eggs.

This Kazakhstan 2002 Bird issue was sent by my best friend Danielle from Quebec, Canada.

Japan ~ Birds in Danger

Birds in Danger of Extinction, Ketupa blakistoni ~ Spilornis cheela perplexus ~ Falco peregrinus fruitii

Thailand ~ Hornbill

Guinea Republic ~ Sea Gulls

                                           Environment care for "birds and people"

Taiwan ~ Owl Cover

Mountain Scops Owl (Otus spilocephalus), is sometimes referred to as the spotted scops owl. It is locally common in its main habitat which covers some parts of Asia, including Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan, and Thailand. It has a short high-pitched call similar to the sound a radar makes.

Eastern Grass Owl (Tyto longimembris), or Australian Grass Owl is a species of owl in the Tytonidae family. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

Taiwan ~ Tawny Fish Owl

Tawny Fish Owl (Ketupa flavipes), this typical owl is found in subtropical to temperate forests in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan and Vietnam. It eats fish, crabs, shrimps, frogs, toads, lizards, snakes and small mammals such as moles, and particularly rodents like mice, voles and rats. It also prey on birds like Mandarin duck in Taiwan. The owl occupies a river stretch of 5.5 - 7.7 km in length.