Stamp: Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) (Vanuatu 1991)
Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) (Vanuatu 1991)
15 November (Vanuatu ) within release International Stamp Exhibition Philanippon '91, Tokyo: Birds goes into circulation Stamp Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) face value 100 Vanuatu vatu
| Stamp Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:VU 873 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue International Stamp Exhibition Philanippon '91, Tokyo: Birds:
- Stamp - Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) face value 50;
- Stamp - Palm Lorikeet (Charmosyna palmarum) face value 55;
- Stamp - Norfolk Robin (Petroica multicolor) face value 80;
- Stamp - Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) face value 100;
- Stamp - Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) face value 150;
- Souvenir Sheet - Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) face value 150;
Stamp Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) 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.
