Stamp: Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) (Aitutaki 1984)
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) (Aitutaki 1984)
26 March (Aitutaki ) within release Birds Pacific goes into circulation Stamp Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) face value 96 Cook Islands cent
| Stamp Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:CK-AI 518 |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:CK-AI 393 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Birds Pacific:
- Stamp - Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) face value 50;
- Stamp - Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) face value 60;
- Stamp - Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) face value 72;
- Stamp - Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) face value 96;
- Stamp - Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) face value 1.20;
Stamp Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) 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.
