The  white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) has been shown before. Here, it is depicted on a Japanese 1984 stamp.

 

The first stamp was issued in 2024 and it shows a whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus), which we have seen before.

The second stamp was issued in 1963 and it depicts Lidth's jay (Garrulus lidthi). It is native to Japan. It feeds on plant material, invertebrates, small snakes and lizards. It is listed as vulnerable. 

 

Thank you Marina!

Issued in 1991, the stamp shows a little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis or Podiceps ruficollis). It has a wide distribution as it can be found in Europe, Africa and Asia. The populations in areas were the water freezes during the winter are migratory. It has ten subspecies. It feeds on insects, small fish, amphibians, molluscs and crustaceans.

The short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) can be found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It feeds on squid, fish and crustaceans. It also eats offal discarded from ships. It is listed as a vulnerable species.

The red-crown crane (Grus japonensis) has been shown in the past.

The bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare) is endemic to the japanese Bonin Islands. It has two subspecies. It consumes fruit, flowers, insects, spiders and small reptiles. It is considered as near threatened.

Finally, the ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) can be found in east and southeast Asia and it has ten subspecies. The northern populations are migratory. It eats insects, earthworms, land snails, lizards, fish, crabs, frogs and their tadpoles and offal.

The first three stamps were issued in 1975 while the kingfisher one in 2021.

The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) is a dabbling duck species native to southwestern Asia. It lives in freshwater wetlands and it has two subspecies. It feeds primarily on plant material but its diet occationally includes insects, worms and molluscs.

The stamp was issued in 2020.

Thank you Mina for this great card from Japan!

The first bird stamp, issued in 2015, depicts a crested ibis (Nipponia nippon), which we have discussed before. The second bird stamp issued in 2024 and celebrating the International Letter-writing Week, shows a Japanese grosbeak (Eophora personata). It is found in eastern Asia and it has two subspecies, of which Eophora personata personata is native to Japan and it is, thus, depicted on the stamp. The other subspecies, Eophora personata magnostris, is migratory. It feeds on seeds and fruit.

I usually do not comment on the photos on the postcard but this time I will make an exception. Blakiston's fish owl (Ketupa blakistoni) is the largest species of owl in the world. It lives in the Russian Far East, China and Japan. It has two subspecies. It feeds primarily on fish but also amphibians, crabs, birds and bats. It is endangered. Finally, the Evens people of Russia consume the species.

The barn shallow (Hirundo rustica), depicted here on a 2023 Japanese stamp and a US postal stationery, can be found in all continents and it has six sub-species. It is migratory. It feeds on insects and it builds its nest of mud, hair etc. It is the national bird of both Austria and Estonia.

Thank you Yumi for this great cover from Japan. Two bird stamps were used for postage. The Common Kingfisher one was issued in 2010 while the Red-crown Crane was issued in 1974 as a part of a set on Japanese folk tales.
Red-crown Crane (Grus japonensis): It is the second rarest crane in the world. It can be found in Siberia and northeastern Mongolia. In the winter, it migrates to east Asia. It feeds on aquatic invertebrates, small amphibians, insects and plants which grow in swamps and marshes. It is an endangered species.