Stamp: Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) (Gibraltar 2024)
Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) (Gibraltar 2024)
20 February (Gibraltar ) within release Birds of Prey (2024) goes into circulation Stamp Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) face value 90 Gibraltar penny
| Stamp Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) in catalogues | |
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| Colnect codes: | Col: GI 2024.02.20-07c |
Stamp is square format.
stamp from mini-sheetAlso in the issue Birds of Prey (2024):
- Mini Sheet - Birds of Prey face value 7.95;
- Stamp - Black Kite (Milvus migrans) face value 1.15;
- Stamp - Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) face value 60;
- Stamp - Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata) face value 1;
- Stamp - Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) face value 4;
- Stamp - Eagle Owl (Bubo sp.) face value 60;
- Stamp - Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) face value 90;
- Stamp - Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) face value 30;
- Stamp - Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) face value 30;
- Stamp - Imperial Eagle face value 1;
- Stamp - Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) face value 90;
- Stamp - Red Kite (Milvus milvus) face value 4;
- Stamp - Scops Owl (Otus sp.) face value 1.15;
Stamp Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) it reflects the thematic directions:
Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predators have keen eyesight for detecting prey from a distance or during flight, strong feet with sharp talons for grasping or killing prey, and powerful, curved beaks for tearing off flesh. Although predatory birds primarily hunt live prey, many species (such as fish eagles, vultures and condors) also scavenge and eat carrion
Adult falcons have thin, tapered wings, which enable them to fly at high speed and change direction rapidly. Fledgling falcons, in their first year of flying, have longer flight feathers, which make their configuration more like that of a general-purpose bird such as a broad wing. This makes flying easier while learning the exceptional skills required to be effective hunters as adults.
