Stamp: Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) (Alderney 2011)
Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) (Alderney 2011)
04 May (Alderney ) within release Alderney Birds goes into circulation Stamp Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) face value 36 Guernsey penny
| Stamp Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Stanley Gibbons: | Sg:GG-AL 422 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Designed by Wendy Bramall. Printed by BDT International.Also in the issue Alderney Birds:
- Stamp - Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) face value 36;
- Stamp - Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) face value 52;
- Stamp - Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) face value 58;
- Stamp - Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) face value 65;
- Souvenir Sheet - Water Birds face value 3.04;
- Stamp - Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) face value 45;
- Stamp - Common Firecrest (Regulus ignicapillus) face value 48;
Stamp Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) 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.
