The stamp, issued in 2025, depicts the endangered spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea). The species has already been presented.

Thank you Beatrice!

Issued in 2010, the s/s depicts the endangered Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis). Its upper mandible is shorter than its lower one. Its main prey is fish but it also feeds on small crustaceans and insect larvae.

Issued in 2009, the stamp depicts a family of Caribbean coots (Fulica caribaea), a migratory bird species. In 2016, this species was reclassified as a regional variation of the American coot (Fulica americana). It feeds on aquatic plants, aquatic insects, fish, arthropods and molluscs.

Issued in 2014, these three stamps belong to the same set. The upper one shows an African paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis). This noisy bird has ten subspecies and it feeds mainly on insects.

The lower stamp on the left depicts the kori bustard (Ardeotis kori), the largest African flying bird. It has two subspecies. It is omnivorous. In non-protected areas, it is hunted for consumption. It is also the national bird of Botswana.

The final stamp shows a pair of pied avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta). It can found in areas of Africa, Asia and Europe and part of its population is migratory. This species of wader feeds on insects and crustaceans. It has a lifespan of ca. 20 years.

Issued by Belarus in 2025, the stamp depicts a pair of budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus). The species, a popular pet worldwide, is native to Australia.  Budgies feed on seeds, fruit and vegetation. The sex can be told apart by the colour of the ceres, which is blue in males.

Thank Olga for the lovely postcard!

 

 

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

Thank you Gerdientje!

Both owl stamps belong to the same set ("Safari in the Netherlands - Owls"), which was released in 2024. Both species, the Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) and the little owl (Athene noctua) have been presented in the past.

 

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. 

Issued in 2019, the first stamp depicts a falconry scene. More specifically a Eurasian goshawk (Astur gentilis) hunts a ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). The Eurasia goshawk is widespead in Europe and Asia. Birds from northern regions are migratory. It has seven subspecies. It feeds on both birds and mammals.

The ring-necked pheasant has been presented in the past.

The second stamp, issued in 2005, shows a tawny owl (Strix aluco) which has also been shown before.

Issued in 2024, this stamp depicts the critically endangered Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi). As obvious by its name, it is endemic to the Philippines and it is the country's national bird. It feeds on mammals, reptiles and birds.
 

Thank you Henriikka!

Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) is a migratory duck species found along the areas of the Arctic coast. It feeds on crustaceans, molluscs and other marine and freshwater invertebrates. As can be seen on the stamp issued in 2001, males (front) and females (back) have different coloured plumage with the latter being mostly brown and the former more colourful.

We have recently seen the snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus). Here it is on a stamp issued by Belarus in 2023.

 

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 white stork (Ciconia ciconia) has been shown twice before. Here, it can be seen on a 2011 souvenir sheet from Slovenia. The postcard is taxed as is evident by the T postmark.

Issued in 2013, this stamp features the endangered Malayan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense). It is endemic to the Malay peninsula. The male has a longer tail than the female and it also has a long crest on its head, which the female does not have. It feeds on both insects and plant material.
 

 

Thank you Mildred!

Issued in 2011, the stamp features the white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus), which is native to south and southeast Asia. It has five subspecies. It feeds on insects, spiders, small fish, aquatic invertebrates and seeds, shoots and roots of marsh plants. 

Thank you Michi for this great card and clearly cancelled stamp!

The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) is migratory species of dabbling duck found in temperate Europe and Asia. It migrates to the Mediterranean, the Nile Valley, south Asia, Japan and Taiwan. During the breeding season, it feeds on aquatic invertebrates, insects, worms and molluscs while in the winter it eats mostly seeds.

The stamp was issued in 2025.
 

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 Anna for this great postcard with a matching Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) stamp issued in 2024. The Eurasian magpie is common throughout Europe and vast areas of Asia. It has six subspecies. It is omnivorous and extremelly intelligent.

 

The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) is widespead across Europe and parts of Asia and northwestern Africa. It is partly migratory and it has five subspecies, one of which is extinct. It feeds primarily on plant material and occassionally on invertebrates. Finally, it is a gamebird.

The stamp was issued in 2021.