Stamp: House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) (Alderney 2007)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) (Alderney 2007)
24 May (Alderney ) within release Resident Birds goes into circulation Stamp House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) face value 50 Guernsey penny
| Stamp House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Stanley Gibbons: | Sg:GG-AL 320 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Also in the issue Resident Birds:
- Stamp - House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) face value 50;
- Stamp - Blackbird (Turdus merula) face value 32;
- Stamp - Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata) face value 37;
- Stamp - Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus) face value 45;
- Stamp - Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) face value 48;
- Stamp - Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) face value 71;
- Booklet - Passerines face value 1.30;
Stamp House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 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.
