Stamp: White-throated Mountain-gem (Antigua and Barbuda 2023)
White-throated Mountain-gem (Antigua and Barbuda 2023)
31 August (Antigua and Barbuda ) within release Hummingbirds (2023) goes into circulation Stamp White-throated Mountain-gem face value 30 East Caribbean dollar
| Stamp White-throated Mountain-gem in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Stamp Number: | Sn: AG 3669 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Hummingbirds (2023):
- Stamp - Broad-billed Hummingbird face value 90;
- Stamp - Chestnut-breasted Coronet face value 60;
- Stamp - Green-throated Mango face value 40;
- Souvenir Sheet - Hummingbird Sheet face value 220;
- Stamp - White-throated Mountain-gem face value 30;
Stamp White-throated Mountain-gem 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.
Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With approximately 366 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but most species are found in Central and South America. As of 2024, 21 hummingbird species are listed as endangered or critically endangered, with numerous species declining in population
