Stamp: European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) (Soviet Union, USSR 1979)
European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) (Soviet Union, USSR 1979)
18 September (Soviet Union, USSR ) within release Birds goes into circulation Stamp European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) face value 15 Russian kopek
| Stamp European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:SU 4887 |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:RU 4631 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Also in the issue Birds:
- Stamp - Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) face value 2;
- Stamp - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) face value 3;
- Stamp - Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) face value 4;
- Stamp - Barn Owl (Tyto alba) face value 10;
- Stamp - European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) face value 15;
Stamp European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) 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.
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia (also called Metazoa). All animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently, at some point in their lives. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their lives. All animals are heterotrophs: they must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance.
