Stamp: Birds- Dalmatian pelican (Hong Kong 2006)
Birds- Dalmatian pelican (Hong Kong 2006)
31 December (Hong Kong ) within release Birds goes into circulation Stamp Birds- Dalmatian pelican face value 50 Hong Kong dollar
| Stamp Birds- Dalmatian pelican in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:HK 1402 |
| Stamp Number: | Sn:HK 1244 |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:HK 1316 |
| WADP Numbering System - WNS: | WAD:HK080.06 |
Stamp is vertical format.
Also in the issue Birds:
- Stamp - Greater Painted Snipe face value 2.40;
- Stamp - Barn Swallow face value 2.50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Birds face value 21.80;
- Souvenir Sheet - Birds face value 93;
- Stamp - Birds- White-bellied sea eagle face value 10;
- Stamp - Collared Scops Owl face value 20;
- Stamp - Scarlet Minivet face value 50;
- Stamp - Common Kingfisher face value 1;
- Stamp - Fork-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) face value 1.40;
- Stamp - Roseate Tern face value 1.80;
- Stamp - Black-faced Spoonbill face value 1.90;
- Stamp - Little egret face value 2;
- Stamp - Red Whiskered Bul Bul face value 3;
- Stamp - Long Tailed Skrike face value 5;
- Stamp - White Wagtail face value 10;
- Stamp - Northern Shoveler face value 13;
- Stamp - Common Magpie face value 20;
- Stamp - Birds- Dalmatian pelican face value 50;
- Stamp - Red Whiskered Bul Bul face value 3;
- Booklet - Booklet pane face value 20.80;
- Stamp - Red Whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) face value 3;
- Stamp - Red Whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) face value 3;
- Stamp - Red Whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) face value 3;
- Se-tenant - Red Whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) face value 6;
- Stamp - Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) face value 1.80;
- Booklet Pane - Birds face value 21.80;
- Booklet - Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) face value 10*2.40;
- Booklet Pane - Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) face value 10*2.40;
- Booklet - Red Whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) face value 10*3;
- Booklet Pane - Red Whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) face value 10*3;
- Booklet - Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) face value 10*1.80;
- Booklet Pane - Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) face value 10*1.80;
- Booklet Pane - Fork-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) face value 10*1.40;
Stamp Birds- Dalmatian pelican 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.
Pelicans (genus Pelecanus) are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing. They have predominantly pale plumage, except for the brown and Peruvian pelicans. The bills, pouches, and bare facial skin of all pelicans become brightly coloured before the breeding season.
