31 May (South Africa ) within release Definitive Issue - Decimal Issue goes into circulation Stamp African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta) face value ½ South African cent
Stamp African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta) in catalogues | |
---|---|
Michel: | Mi:ZA 287A |
Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:ZA 248 |
Stanley Gibbons: | Sg:SG 198 |
Stamp is square format.
There are several variants of this stamp.Also in the issue Definitive Issue - Decimal Issue:
Stamp African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta) 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.
For more information about African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta), you can search for GOOGLE