Stamp: New Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus) (Papua New Guinea 1985)
New Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus) (Papua New Guinea 1985)
26 August (Papua New Guinea ) within release Birds of Prey goes into circulation Stamp New Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus) face value 12 Papua New Guinean toea
| Stamp New Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:PG 498 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Birds of Prey:
- Stamp - New Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus) face value 12;
- Stamp - New Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus) face value 12;
- Stamp - Doria's Goshawk (Megatriorchis doriae) face value 30;
- Stamp - Doria's Goshawk (Megatriorchis doriae) face value 30;
- Stamp - Long-tailed Honey Buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda) face value 60;
- Stamp - Long-tailed Honey Buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda) face value 60;
- Se-tenant - Doria's Goshawk (Megatriorchis doriae) face value 2*30;
- Se-tenant - New Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus) face value 2*12;
Stamp New Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus) 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.
Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predators have keen eyesight for detecting prey from a distance or during flight, strong feet with sharp talons for grasping or killing prey, and powerful, curved beaks for tearing off flesh. Although predatory birds primarily hunt live prey, many species (such as fish eagles, vultures and condors) also scavenge and eat carrion
