Birds Perched, Birds Flying, Birds Aground

Sri Lanka
Birds of Sri Lanka
December 15, 1983
Ceylon Wood Pigeon (Columba torringtoni)
Ceylon White-Eye (Zosterops ceylonensis)
Dusky-Blue Flycatcher (Muscicapa sordida)
Ceylon Coucal (Centropus chlororhynchos)

Here are images of the six stamps in a set depicting Philippines indigenous psittacines:

Philippine Cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)
Guaiabero (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus)
Montane racket-tail (Prioniturus montanus)
Great-billed parrot (Tanygnathus megalorynchos)
Blue-backed parrot (Tanygnathus sumatranus)
Philippine hanging parrot (Loriculus philippensis)

printed by lithography, and issued by Philippines on January 9, 1984, Scott Nos. 1655-60.

- nethryk

One of the stamps in Ireland's 2013 (4th series) set of 8 computer-vended stamps featuring native animals depicts the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla).

Note that these 2 stamps are from different sources. The stamp on the left is from a post office machine. It shows the number of the stamp from the coiled roll (576) in the lower right corner. The printer used was an Epson TM J7500 thermal printer.

The stamp on the right is from a postal kiosk machine, as found in malls and airports. The printers on these machines (Wincor Nixdorf thermal) did not number the stamps from the coil roll.

The snowy owl, native to the arctic areas of the world, is featured on Norway's 2002 computer-vended postage. This is a big bird, with adults weighing 3.5-6.5 lbs.

From Denmark, 1986:

A pair of narrow-billed todies (Todus angustirostris), combined engraved by Julián González de la Lastra (1954- ) and lithography, and issued by Spain on November 14, 1990 to commemorate the Unión Postal de las Américas y España (UPAE), Scott No. 2633, Edifil No. 3083, plus a photo of a narrow-billed tody.

- nethryk

This 60c Irish definitive features a golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). A closer image of the bird was used on one stamp in Ireland's first series of 8 "animals and marine life" computer-vended stamps in 2010. The golden eagle is a large raptor of the northern hemisphere. An adult bird weighs from 5.5 lbs. for males to 7.2 lbs. for females.

Snow petrels (Pagodroma nivea), designed and engraved by French artist Claude Andréotto (1949- ), and issued for use in French Southern and Antarctic Territories on January 1, 1985, Scott No. 115, plus a photo of a snow petrel in flight.

- nethryk

Ireland's 2012 series of 8 computer-vended stamps depicting native wildlife includes one with a close up of the kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). The code #13016 indicates the stamp was sold/vended on the 16th day of 2013, or January 16, 2013.

The rare "Pavichi cresta azul" (horned curassow) is pictured on the 3.50 Bs. value of Bolivia's 2006 "birds of Santa Cruz" set. This endangered Bolivian was not discovered until 1937 The stamp shows its distinctive blue casque above the beak. Scientific name is Pauxi unicornis.

Malta Ornithological Society 25th anniversary
1987


European Robin


Perigrine Falcon


Hoopoe


Scopoli's Shearwater

A Kiwi on a dutch stamp..

That picture must have been taken at Avifauna. Or does that not exist any more?

Peter

Hi Peter no its not from Avifauna.
Avifauna still exists.
A few years ago there were birds from avifauna stolen, later they found a few in the province of Noord Brabant,
the birds need very special food to survive, the birds were very rare.
Thiefs do anything for money.
I hope the birds are still alive!
The picture comes from internet, and the stamps were made for postage to my very good relation in New Zealand.

French Southern & Antarctic Territories (FSAT/TAAF) 2016 Albatross SS