Issued in 2008, the first stamp features a ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata). It is native to southern Texas and Central and South America. It has three subspecies. It feeds on fish and occationally on crustaceans.

The opal-rumped tanager (Tangara velia) can be found in northern South America. It has four subspecies and it feeds on both invertebrates and plant material.

The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a species of hummingbird found in Central America and northern South America. It has two subspecies. It feeds on nectar.

Finally, the green oropendola (Psarocolius viridis) is found in northern South America and it feeds on insects and fruit.

Today I received my first mail from Suriname, a postcard with two stamps issued in 1977.

Grey-breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis): This large hummingbird has one subspecies and it can be found east of the Andes in tropical South America.

Caica Parrot (Pionopsitta caica): It can be found in tropical and subtropical forests in Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela. The feed on eucalypt flowers, nectar, fruit and pollen.