Stamp: Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) (Gambia 1965)
Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) (Gambia 1965)
18 February (Gambia ) within release Birds, (Overprint: INDEPENDENCE 1963) goes into circulation Stamp Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) face value 5 Gambian shilling
| Stamp Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:GM 198 |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:GM 196 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Birds, (Overprint: INDEPENDENCE 1963):
- Stamp - Beautiful Sunbird (Nectarinia pulchella) face value ½;
- Stamp - Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macrourus) face value 1;
- Stamp - Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) face value 1½;
- Stamp - Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus) face value 2;
- Stamp - Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) face value 3;
- Stamp - Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricincius leucogaster) face value 4;
- Stamp - Village Weaver (Textor cucullatus) face value 6;
- Stamp - Purple Roller (Coracias naevius) face value 1;
- Stamp - Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) face value 1'3;
- Stamp - Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus bicalcaratus) face value 2'6;
- Stamp - Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) face value 5;
- Stamp - Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) face value 10;
- Stamp - African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) face value 1;
Stamp Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) it reflects the thematic directions:
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.
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.
