The rarest native seabird on Christmas Island, the frigate bird, is featured as part of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Conservation Stamp Collection.
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Fauna & Flora-Birds of Prey
August 10th, 2010 
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3,250 viewsIrish post issued four stamps featuring Ireland’s birds of prey (raptors) as part of the Fauna and Flora series. The species depicted on the stamps are the Buzzard, the Golden Eagle, the Peregrine Falcon and the Merlin.
Petrels & Shearwaters
July 15th, 2010 srmodh 753 viewsThe oceans which surround the Falkland Islands are particularly rich in petrels and shearwaters (Procellaridae) which are among the most successful of all the world’s bird families.
Pigeon and Sparrow
July 10th, 2010 srmodh 1,005 viewsIndia post issued a set of two postage stamps featuring Pigeon and Sparrows found in India.
Rare birds in Vietnamese coast
May 26th, 2010 srmodh 1,234 viewsThe Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) issues the stamp set “Rare birds in Vietnamese coast” consisting of 3 values and 1 block.
Bird of the Year: Shrike
May 17th, 2010 srmodh 2,288 viewsThe Estonian Ornithological Society picked has two species of shrikes, the red-back shrike (Lanius collurio) and the great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor), as birds of the year 2010. The birds have a long tail and a strong hooked beak. The male shrike has a typical black eye mask. The red-back shrike is slightly larger than [...]
