Stamp: Red Shining-Parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis) (Tonga 1994)

Red Shining-Parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis) (Tonga 1994)

14 December (Tonga ) within release 25th anniversary of Tongan self adhesive stamps goes into circulation Stamp Red Shining-Parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis) face value 25 Tongan seniti

Stamp Red Shining-Parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis) in catalogues
Michel: Mi: TO 1348
Stamp Number: Sn: TO 870b
Stanley Gibbons: Sg: TO 1284

Stamp is square format.

Stamp from booklet; design based on stamps of 1974

Also in the issue 25th anniversary of Tongan self adhesive stamps:

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Stamp Red Shining-Parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis) in digits
Country: Tonga
Date: 1994-12-14
Print: Offset lithography
Perforation: Die Cut
Emission: Air Post
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 25 Tongan seniti

Stamp Red Shining-Parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis) it reflects the thematic directions:

Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia (also called Metazoa). All animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently, at some point in their lives. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their lives. All animals are heterotrophs: they must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance.

An anniversary is the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year, and may also refer to the commemoration or celebration of that event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saints. Most countries celebrate national anniversaries, typically called national days. These could be the date of independence of the nation or the adoption of a new constitution or form of government. The important dates in a sitting monarch's reign may also be commemorated, an event often referred to as a "Jubilee".

Birds (Aves), a subgroup of Reptiles, are the last living examples of Dinosaurs. They are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) ostrich. They rank as the class of tetrapods with the most living species, at approximately ten thousand, with more than half of these being passerines, sometimes known as perching birds. Birds are the closest living relatives of crocodilians.

Parrots (Psittaciformes), also known as psittacines (/ˈsɪtəsaɪnz/), are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet. They are classified in four families that contain roughly 410 species in 101 genera, found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The four families are the Psittaculidae (Old World parrots), Psittacidae (African and New World parrots), Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and Strigopidae (New Zealand parrots). One-third of all parrot species are threatened by extinction, with a higher aggregate extinction risk (IUCN Red List Index) than any other comparable bird group Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia

Stamp, Red Shining-Parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis), Tonga,  , Animals (Fauna), Anniversaries and Jubilees, Birds, Parrots