Belarus post issued a set of three stamps featuring pigeons. Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerines. In general terms “dove” and “pigeon” are used somewhat interchangeably. In ornithological practice, there is a tendency for “dove” to be used for smaller species [...]
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Massena’s Lorikeet – Vanuatu
June 11th, 2011 
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875 viewsListed as a sub-species of the Rainbow Lorikeet, Massena’s Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus massena is also known as the Coconut Lory and in Bislama – Nasiviru. While the Rainbow Lorikeet, through 21 different races is found throughout Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomons and parts of Australia, Massena is found only in the Bismarck Archipelago (near New [...]
Eurasian Curlew – Belarus
March 20th, 2011 srmodh 1,935 viewsBelarus post issued a stamp of “Eurasian Curlew” in the series “A bird of the year”. The Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is the one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe, this species is often referred to just [...]
Endangered Birds – Island
February 8th, 2011 srmodh 1,392 viewsWorld Wide Fund for Nature will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. On this occasion Iceland Post is issuing 4 stamps with endangered birds as motifs. A comprehensive survey of endangered birds was first issued in the year 2000 listing 32 bird species which account for 42% of all Icelandic breeding birds. Not all these [...]
Australian Kingfishers
November 1st, 2010 srmodh 1,114 viewsAustralia post issued a set of stamp featuring Australian Kingfishers. Australian Kingfishers comprise a distinctive and spectacular group.
Birds of Gibraltar – Definitive 2010
October 26th, 2010 srmodh 1,280 viewsGibraltar is a key route for bird migration and world famous for bird observation. The 2010 addition to the Definitive (this page)features the resident Barbary Partridge (Alectoris barbara), the Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) and the Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus).
