2009,
August 17. Philippine Birds - Definitives (Reprints 2009A & B)
Litho Offset.
Amstar Company, Inc. Perf. 13.5
Singles, Sheets
of 100 (10 x 10); Se-tenant Blocks of
4 ,Sheets of
100
(10 x 10)
8p
Apo Myna (2009B) - Singles (300,000)
Se-tenant
Blocks of Four (2009A) (300,000)
26p Philippine Tailorbird
26p Mountain Tailordbird
26p Black-Headed
Tailorbird
26p Ashy Tailorbird
Designs: All pictures taken from the book "A Guide to the
Birds of the Philippines" by Robert S. Kennedy, Pedro C. Gonzales,
Edward C. Dickinson, Hector C. Miranda, Jr., and Timothy H. Fisher.
First Day Covers: Manila
8p Apo Myna (Basilornis mirandus).
Endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or
tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat
loss.
The mynas is a group of passerine
birds which occur naturally only in southern and eastern Asia. They
are
medium-sized passerines with strong feet. Their flight is strong and
direct, and they are gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly
open country, and they eat insects and fruit.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apo_Myna)
26p Philippine Tailorbird (Orthotomus
castaneiceps).
A species of Old World warbler in the
Sylviidae family. It is found only in the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are subtropical
or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical
mangrove forests.
26p Mountain Tailorbird (Orthotomus cuculatus).
A species of Old World warbler in the
Sylviidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia,
China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or
tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist
montanes.
Very common montane species but fast
moving bird. Seen frequently at the park in pairs. Often part of
bird waves.
26p Black-headed Tailorbird (Orthotomus nigriceps).
A
songbird species in the family
Cisticolidae. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler"
assemblage.
Endemic to Mindanao, secretive and
hard to see. All black head with white eyebrow. White-throat in
female.
It is found only in the Philippines.
26p Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps).
A species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family. It is found
in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore,
and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist
lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Ashy Tailorbirds eat insects. They are
very common in mangroves, energetically foraging in the lower
understorey; moving and calling constantly.