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19.04.08 The Stilt on Cocos Island, 26.02.08 Visiting birds is Himantopus leucocephalus not Himantopus himantopus 10.03.08 I have changed id for the Hoopoe in Malagasy 1988 Scouts from Eurasian Hoopoe to Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata. The inscription on the stamp is Upupa epops marginata. Madagascar Hoopoe is new on stamp in my listings. 26.01.08 Two changes in Gambia 1991.02: Grey Crowned-Crane, not Black Crowned-Crane. Yellow-throated Greenbul Chlorocichla flavicollis, not Leaf-love Phyllastrephus scandens. Yellow-throated Greenbul is new in my listings. Leaf-love is no longer on stamp. One change in Mali 1999.01: Golden Palm Weaver Ploceus bojeri (written on stamp), not Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht. Golden Palm Weaver is new on stamp in my listings. 16.01.08 The unidentified bird in the Palau 2007.03 set has been identified as Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax pectoralis Thanks to Chuck Braun. 09.01.08 My identification of the bird on the 50k stamp in the Laos 1995.01 set has been White-vented Myna Acridotheres grandis. The inscription on the stamp is Acridotheres javanicus. I have studied photos on the net of Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus, White-vented Myna Acridotheres grandis and Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus. The White-vented Myna has larger crest and darker eyes than the bird on the stamp. The Jungle Myna is brighter and browner and has orange bill with bluish base. My conclusion is that Javan Myna, as indicated on the stamp, is the best fit. Javan Myna is new on stamp. White-vented Myna is no longer on stamp. 04.01.08 Two stamps in the Centralafrica 2000.01 set do not show the bird species indicated by the inscribed scientific name. The 100f stamp, inscribed Dendrocygna bicolor, shows White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata. The 750f stamp, inscribed Sturnus vulgaris, shows what is probably best identified as Purple Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureus. One stamp in the Centralafrica 2000.02 set do not show the bird species indicated by the inscribed scientific name. The Bee-eater stamp, inscribed Merops persicus, shows what is probably best identified as Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates. 02.01.08 The 1s stamp in the Somalia 1980.01 set shows Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo, as the name on the stamp implies. My identification has been Grey-headed Batis Batis orientalis. The birds on the stamp does not have the Grey-headed's white superciliary stripe reaching back to hindneck and a large distinct white nape patch. Pygmy Batis, with short white streak on side of forehead and small white nape patch, is a better fit. I shall correct my identification. Pygmy Batis will be a new species on stamp in my listings. Grey-headed Batis will no longer be a species on stamp. 30.10.07. Some id changes: Pitcairn 1995.01, 2007.01, 2007.02 Grey Noddy Procelsterna albivitta, not Blue Noddy Procelsterna cerulea Kiribati 2005.01 Grey Noddy Procelsterna albivitta, not Blue Noddy Procelsterna cerulea Hong Kong 2006.05, 2006.06, 2006.12 Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia, not Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena China (Taiwan) 2003.03 Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis, not White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis, (no longer on stamp) Guinea-Bissau 2007.10 Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus, not Tawny Owl Strix aluco 24.10.07. Review of my stamps for Tawny Eagle and Steppe Eagle. Click here 16.10.07. Chris Gibbins has helped me with this: The Bird called Puffinus puffinus on Guinea-Bissau 2007.03 Polar year, is a Sabine's Gull Xema sabini. 29.08.07. The scientific name on a 3l stamp in 1999.02 Honduras is Aratinga rubritorques. I have listed this bird as Aratinga holochlora, probably because Aratinga rubritorques has been considered a subspecies to Aratinga holochlora. But it is no longer so. The main difference between the two is the red throat of Aratinga rubritorques, which fits very well for the parrot on the Honduras stamp. I shall change id to Red-throated Parakeet Aratinga rubritorques. This is the first appearance of this species on stamp. 17.06.07. The eagles in Guinea-Bissau 2007.01 has been corrected: Bald Eagle, not White-tailed Eagle. 09.06.07. Third stamp in Guinea-Bissau 2006.03 has been corrected from Bubo bubo to Buteo buteo. 01.06.07. I have changed id of the flamingos in Liberia 09.03.98 Sea creatures from Greater Flamingo to Caribbean Flamingo. 03.05.07. Common Crane, not Red-crowned Crane in Netherlands 04.10.06 Endangered animals. Source Chris Gibbins 26.04.07. Norfolk Is 09.08.05 Seabirds 1.50$ has been identified as Grey Noddy Procelsterna albivitta. This is a tern with white head, eye with narrow black semi-circle at front, and with mouth-lining. 05.02.07. The 2 birds on Burundi 25.07.77 African animals 11f are Verreaux's Eagle, not Verreaux's Eagle and Augur Buzzard. Or, if you prefer: the one in front is not identifiable, and the other one is Verreaux's Eagle. 03.02.07. My 2 species of swallow on Liberia 14.01.94 Birds of Liberia, should be 1. I shall remove Mosque Swallow and let both birds on the 11th stamp in the sheet be Barn Swallow. 29.01.07. Gyrfalcon has been changed to Saker Falcon for the stamps dated 28.12.04, 12.02.05, 16.06.05 and 14.09.05 on my Kyrgyzstan page. Source Chris Gibbins I have changed id from Mute Swan to Trumpeter Swan for Centralafrica 12.07.01 Birds MS. Bill and base of bill are black. This is diagnostic. (Pointed out by Chuck Braun). Further down on my Centralafrica-page is an MS with "BUSE A QUEUE ROUSSE" - Red-tailed Hawk. The colours do not seem to fit with any hawk at all. I have changed my listing to "Not identified". But perhaps it should be removed from my bird stamps list? 28.09.06. I have changed id for the Pitta in the Netherlands Antilles, 18.08.06 Birds set from Fairy Pitta to Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis. 18.08.06. The dove in the Peru, 2006 Birds set is Bare-faced Ground-Dove Metriopelia ceciliae Aves de Lima 15.04.06. I have adopted Chris Gibbins' identifications of the birds in the Georgia 04.08.95 Birds sheet 23.11.05. I have changed id of the swallow in Falkland Is, 2005 H C Andersen. On the Falkland PA page this swallow is named Chilean Swallow. 02.11.05. I have now received and scanned the Nauru 2005 BirdLife International issue. Some identifications had to be changed, because the sequence of species are different from my original listings. If you like, take a look at the stamps on the Images only, countrysorted page as well. Rota Bridled White-eye is a subspecies of Bridled White-eye Zosterops conspicillatus in Clements' taxonomy. 16.10.05. Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus, not White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus, on Dominica 03.09.01 Bird definitives 1$. Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda, not Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus, on Gambia 01.08.99 Seabirds. 13.10.05. Correction: Namibia 14.04.05 Sunbirds of Namibia 2.90$ Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis. I had by mistake entered it as Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis in my listings. 04.04.05. The duck on Tonga Mangrove International Environment Day is Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa, not Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha. 22.03.05. I have changed id of the Colombia 1993 parrot from Scarlet Macaw to Red-amd-green Macaw (no yellow on wings, red lines on face). 03.01.05. The parrot on the 15.05.00 Parrots and Parakeets MS of Sierra Leone is a Scarlet Macaw Ara macao, not Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna. The parrot in the 26.04.99 Birds set of Rumania is an Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius, not Scarlet Macaw Ara macao. 10.12.04. Identifications of the birds in Solomon Is 15.11.04 BirdLife International has been revised and updated. 26.11.04. I have changed id of the owl on Chad 2004 Famous persons. Chris Gibbins' identification of this owl as Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum fits better than Eurasian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium passerinum. I have also added MS's. 21.11.04. On a stamp in a Liberia 15.09.2001 Birds of Africa sheet the inscription is Augur Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus. This Liberia stamp is inscribed with correct English name and wrong scientific name. The stamp features Augur Buzzard Buteo augur. 29.10.04. Not Flame-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura calliptera on St Thomas 2003 Parrots as the inscription on the stamp says. This is a Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax. 27.08.04. The heron on Grenada 1999 Australia 99 is a Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax, not Grey Heron Ardea cinerea. 08.03.04. Nicaragua 25.08.85 Domestic birds 6cor: Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Centralafrica 08.02.99 Birds, Scouts: Sunbird Asity Neodrepanis coruscans 17.02.04. The Angola 10.12.03 Eagles MS 'Not identified' is Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii. 31.01.04. The Dubai 1968 dove is not convincing as a Eurasian Collared-Dove (my id until now). The inscription on the stamp is Turtle Dove, but the dove do not look like the European Turtle-Dove. However, I believe CBoS has found the best identification, Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica, also known as Red Turtle Dove. It is a vagrant to the region from Asia. 28.01.04. Some id changes in Guinea 2002 Caribbean Hummingbirds: 1st sheet stamp number 4 from Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii to Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima. 1st sheet stamp number 5 from Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae to Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae. 2nd sheet stamp number 1 from Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris to Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri (new on stamp). Source Bruce Poulter. 14.01.04. The unidentified penguins on the Argentina 18.10.03 ARA Uruguay stamp are Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus. 09.01.04. The unidentified gull on the Ghana 1998 International year of the ocean sheet is a 2nd winter Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis. 31.12.03. All penguins in the British Antarctic Territory, 01.12.03 Penguins of the Antarctic sheet are now identified in my listings. 18.12.03. There is an error in the Grenada 23.10.03 Birds of the Caribbean sheet. The names on the 1st and 4th stamps in the sheet are switched. The bird on the 1st stamp is Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum, and the bird on the 4th stamp is Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis. These birds have South-American distribution - the Caribbean is out of range. 10.12.03. The Corncrake (inscription on stamp) on 22c from Micronesia 29.10.01 Birds has been listed by me as Corn Crake Crex crex. But it is a Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis. 27.11.03. I have chosen an id for the bird on Jersey 05.08.03 Offshore reefs. Colour depth and pattern on wings fits well with Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus. 16.11.03. My Mauritania page has been updated with Chris Gibbins' id's for the 1994 Birds set and scans from Mircea Trifu. 15.11.03. I have changed id for the flamingo in the Gambia 02.10.00 Birds through the eyes of famous painters. New id Caribbean Flamingo. 02.11.03. I have changed id for the myna in the China (Taiwan) 10.09.03 National Palace Museum‘s bird manual from Pale-bellied Myna to Crested Myna. Pale-bellied Myna is no longer represented on stamp. 14.10.03. I have changed id for the flamingo in the Dominica 18.12.00 Animals of the Caribbean and Central America sheet from Chilean Flamingo to Caribbean Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber. Main reason is the red legs. Chilean Flamingo has grey legs. 02.10.03. Identification of the Wheatear in the logo on the latest Cyprus (Turkish) birds set is not easy. Click here 25.08.03. Corrections to the Mexico 1996 Protect Mexican wildlife sheet: There is no Anhinga on any stamp in the sheet. Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis has been added to the Long-tailed Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx macroura stamp. Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus (blue eye-ring), not Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus. The Citreoline Trogon is no longer represented on stamp. Black-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta colliei, not White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa. Macao 1993 Birds of prey: Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia, not Northern Long-eared Owl Asio otus Somalia 1999 Parrots: Josephine's Lorikeet Charmosyna josefinae (new on stamp), not Fairy Lorikeet Charmosyna pulchella. 29.06.03. My id for the Bermuda 06.02.95 Decimal currency anniversary has been Streamertail. This is wrong. The stamp depicts a Bermudian 25c coin. The coin features the Bermuda Longtail bird. You will find this information on the Bermuda Monetary Authority site. Bermuda Longtail is the local name for White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus. There are images of the coin and the bird on this page. 22.06.03. My id, Brown Snake-Eagle, for the first stamp in the Liberia 15.09.01 Lost city sheet is wrong. The correct id is Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens. This is a "first" on stamp. 12.05.03. The bird on the one and only birdstamp from Sarawak is a Hornbill, as inscribed on the stamp. My identification has been Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris. In Collect Birds on Stamps the id is Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus. Chris Gibbins' id is Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros. CBoS and I are presumably referring to the same bird - the subspecies convexus. This is a subspecies of Malabar Pied Hornbill in Howard and Moore taxonomy, and a subspecies of Oriental Pied-Hornbill in Clements taxonomy. Who has the best fitting id? Chris Gibbins! See for yourself 27.03.03. New id for Barbet on Ghana 1997 Birds 400c. 25.03.03. The "Not identified" bird in Guinea 2002 Caribbean Hummingbirds, second sheet, has been identified as Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope. Micronesia 30.12.02 Definitives 22c has been identified as Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis. 16.03.03. Chris Gibbins has suggested to me that the bird in my latest listed Mexico issue is a Common Turkey. I agree with him. 25.02.03. Mali 25.09.00 Birds of Africa 150f: Common Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Identifications

19.04.08 The Stilt on Cocos Island, 26.02.08 Visiting birds is Himantopus leucocephalus not Himantopus himantopus
10.03.08 I have changed id for the Hoopoe in Malagasy 1988 Scouts from Eurasian Hoopoe to Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata. The inscription on the stamp is Upupa epops marginata. Madagascar Hoopoe is new on stamp in my listings.
26.01.08 Two changes in Gambia 1991.02:
Grey Crowned-Crane, not Black Crowned-Crane.
Yellow-throated Greenbul Chlorocichla flavicollis, not Leaf-love Phyllastrephus scandens.
Yellow-throated Greenbul is new in my listings. Leaf-love is no longer on stamp.
One change in Mali 1999.01:
Golden Palm Weaver Ploceus bojeri (written on stamp), not Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht.
Golden Palm Weaver is new on stamp in my listings.
16.01.08 The unidentified bird in the Palau 2007.03 set has been identified as Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax pectoralis Thanks to Chuck Braun.
09.01.08 My identification of the bird on the 50k stamp in the Laos 1995.01 set has been White-vented Myna Acridotheres grandis. The inscription on the stamp is Acridotheres javanicus. I have studied photos on the net of Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus, White-vented Myna Acridotheres grandis and Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus. The White-vented Myna has larger crest and darker eyes than the bird on the stamp. The Jungle Myna is brighter and browner and has orange bill with bluish base. My conclusion is that Javan Myna, as indicated on the stamp, is the best fit. Javan Myna is new on stamp. White-vented Myna is no longer on stamp.
04.01.08 Two stamps in the Centralafrica 2000.01 set do not show the bird species indicated by the inscribed scientific name. The 100f stamp, inscribed Dendrocygna bicolor, shows White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata. The 750f stamp, inscribed Sturnus vulgaris, shows what is probably best identified as Purple Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureus.
One stamp in the Centralafrica 2000.02 set do not show the bird species indicated by the inscribed scientific name. The Bee-eater stamp, inscribed Merops persicus, shows what is probably best identified as Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates.
02.01.08 The 1s stamp in the Somalia 1980.01 set shows Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo, as the name on the stamp implies. My identification has been Grey-headed Batis Batis orientalis. The birds on the stamp does not have the Grey-headed's white superciliary stripe reaching back to hindneck and a large distinct white nape patch. Pygmy Batis, with short white streak on side of forehead and small white nape patch, is a better fit. I shall correct my identification. Pygmy Batis will be a new species on stamp in my listings. Grey-headed Batis will no longer be a species on stamp.
30.10.07. Some id changes:
Pitcairn 1995.01, 2007.01, 2007.02 Grey Noddy Procelsterna albivitta, not Blue Noddy Procelsterna cerulea
Kiribati 2005.01 Grey Noddy Procelsterna albivitta, not Blue Noddy Procelsterna cerulea
Hong Kong 2006.05, 2006.06, 2006.12 Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia, not Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena
China (Taiwan) 2003.03 Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis, not White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis, (no longer on stamp)
Guinea-Bissau 2007.10 Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus, not Tawny Owl Strix aluco
24.10.07. Review of my stamps for Tawny Eagle and Steppe Eagle. Click here
16.10.07. Chris Gibbins has helped me with this: The Bird called Puffinus puffinus on Guinea-Bissau 2007.03 Polar year, is a Sabine's Gull Xema sabini.
29.08.07. The scientific name on a 3l stamp in 1999.02 Honduras is Aratinga rubritorques. I have listed this bird as Aratinga holochlora, probably because Aratinga rubritorques has been considered a subspecies to Aratinga holochlora. But it is no longer so. The main difference between the two is the red throat of Aratinga rubritorques, which fits very well for the parrot on the Honduras stamp. I shall change id to Red-throated Parakeet Aratinga rubritorques. This is the first appearance of this species on stamp.
17.06.07. The eagles in Guinea-Bissau 2007.01 has been corrected: Bald Eagle, not White-tailed Eagle.
09.06.07. Third stamp in Guinea-Bissau 2006.03 has been corrected from Bubo bubo to Buteo buteo.
01.06.07. I have changed id of the flamingos in Liberia 09.03.98 Sea creatures from Greater Flamingo to Caribbean Flamingo.
03.05.07. Common Crane, not Red-crowned Crane in Netherlands 04.10.06 Endangered animals. Source Chris Gibbins
26.04.07. Norfolk Is 09.08.05 Seabirds 1.50$ has been identified as Grey Noddy Procelsterna albivitta. This is a tern with white head, eye with narrow black semi-circle at front, and with mouth-lining.
05.02.07. The 2 birds on Burundi 25.07.77 African animals 11f are Verreaux's Eagle, not Verreaux's Eagle and Augur Buzzard. Or, if you prefer: the one in front is not identifiable, and the other one is Verreaux's Eagle.
03.02.07. My 2 species of swallow on Liberia 14.01.94 Birds of Liberia, should be 1. I shall remove Mosque Swallow and let both birds on the 11th stamp in the sheet be Barn Swallow.
29.01.07. Gyrfalcon has been changed to Saker Falcon for the stamps dated 28.12.04, 12.02.05, 16.06.05 and 14.09.05 on my Kyrgyzstan page. Source Chris Gibbins
I have changed id from Mute Swan to Trumpeter Swan for Centralafrica 12.07.01 Birds MS. Bill and base of bill are black. This is diagnostic. (Pointed out by Chuck Braun).
Further down on my Centralafrica-page is an MS with "BUSE A QUEUE ROUSSE" - Red-tailed Hawk. The colours do not seem to fit with any hawk at all. I have changed my listing to "Not identified". But perhaps it should be removed from my bird stamps list?
28.09.06. I have changed id for the Pitta in the Netherlands Antilles, 18.08.06 Birds set from Fairy Pitta to Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis.
18.08.06. The dove in the Peru, 2006 Birds set is Bare-faced Ground-Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
Aves de Lima
15.04.06. I have adopted Chris Gibbins' identifications of the birds in the Georgia 04.08.95 Birds sheet
23.11.05. I have changed id of the swallow in Falkland Is, 2005 H C Andersen. On the Falkland PA page this swallow is named Chilean Swallow.
02.11.05. I have now received and scanned the Nauru 2005 BirdLife International issue. Some identifications had to be changed, because the sequence of species are different from my original listings. If you like, take a look at the stamps on the Images only, countrysorted page as well.
Rota Bridled White-eye is a subspecies of Bridled White-eye Zosterops conspicillatus in Clements' taxonomy.
16.10.05. Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus, not White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus, on Dominica 03.09.01 Bird definitives 1$.
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda, not Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus, on Gambia 01.08.99 Seabirds.
13.10.05. Correction: Namibia 14.04.05 Sunbirds of Namibia 2.90$ Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis. I had by mistake entered it as Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis in my listings.
04.04.05. The duck on Tonga Mangrove International Environment Day is Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa, not Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha.
22.03.05. I have changed id of the Colombia 1993 parrot from Scarlet Macaw to Red-amd-green Macaw (no yellow on wings, red lines on face).
03.01.05. The parrot on the 15.05.00 Parrots and Parakeets MS of Sierra Leone is a Scarlet Macaw Ara macao, not Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna. The parrot in the 26.04.99 Birds set of Rumania is an Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius, not Scarlet Macaw Ara macao.
10.12.04. Identifications of the birds in Solomon Is 15.11.04 BirdLife International has been revised and updated.
26.11.04. I have changed id of the owl on Chad 2004 Famous persons. Chris Gibbins' identification of this owl as Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum fits better than Eurasian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium passerinum. I have also added MS's.
21.11.04. On a stamp in a Liberia 15.09.2001 Birds of Africa sheet the inscription is Augur Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus. This Liberia stamp is inscribed with correct English name and wrong scientific name. The stamp features Augur Buzzard Buteo augur.
29.10.04. Not Flame-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura calliptera on St Thomas 2003 Parrots as the inscription on the stamp says. This is a Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax.
27.08.04. The heron on Grenada 1999 Australia 99 is a Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax, not Grey Heron Ardea cinerea.
08.03.04. Nicaragua 25.08.85 Domestic birds 6cor: Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Centralafrica 08.02.99 Birds, Scouts: Sunbird Asity Neodrepanis coruscans
17.02.04. The Angola 10.12.03 Eagles MS 'Not identified' is Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii.
31.01.04. The Dubai 1968 dove is not convincing as a Eurasian Collared-Dove (my id until now). The inscription on the stamp is Turtle Dove, but the dove do not look like the European Turtle-Dove. However, I believe CBoS has found the best identification, Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica, also known as Red Turtle Dove. It is a vagrant to the region from Asia.
28.01.04. Some id changes in Guinea 2002 Caribbean Hummingbirds:
1st sheet stamp number 4 from Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii to Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima.
1st sheet stamp number 5 from Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae to Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae.
2nd sheet stamp number 1 from Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris to Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri (new on stamp).
Source Bruce Poulter.
14.01.04. The unidentified penguins on the Argentina 18.10.03 ARA Uruguay stamp are Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus.
09.01.04. The unidentified gull on the Ghana 1998 International year of the ocean sheet is a 2nd winter Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis.
31.12.03. All penguins in the British Antarctic Territory, 01.12.03 Penguins of the Antarctic sheet are now identified in my listings.
18.12.03. There is an error in the Grenada 23.10.03 Birds of the Caribbean sheet. The names on the 1st and 4th stamps in the sheet are switched. The bird on the 1st stamp is Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum, and the bird on the 4th stamp is Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis. These birds have South-American distribution - the Caribbean is out of range.
10.12.03. The Corncrake (inscription on stamp) on 22c from Micronesia 29.10.01 Birds has been listed by me as Corn Crake Crex crex. But it is a Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis.
27.11.03. I have chosen an id for the bird on Jersey 05.08.03 Offshore reefs. Colour depth and pattern on wings fits well with Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus.
16.11.03. My Mauritania page has been updated with Chris Gibbins' id's for the 1994 Birds set and scans from Mircea Trifu.
15.11.03. I have changed id for the flamingo in the Gambia 02.10.00 Birds through the eyes of famous painters. New id Caribbean Flamingo.
02.11.03. I have changed id for the myna in the China (Taiwan) 10.09.03 National Palace Museum‘s bird manual from Pale-bellied Myna to Crested Myna. Pale-bellied Myna is no longer represented on stamp.
14.10.03. I have changed id for the flamingo in the Dominica 18.12.00 Animals of the Caribbean and Central America sheet from Chilean Flamingo to Caribbean Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber. Main reason is the red legs. Chilean Flamingo has grey legs.
02.10.03. Identification of the Wheatear in the logo on the latest Cyprus (Turkish) birds set is not easy. Click here
25.08.03. Corrections to the Mexico 1996 Protect Mexican wildlife sheet:
There is no Anhinga on any stamp in the sheet.
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis has been added to the Long-tailed Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx macroura stamp.
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus (blue eye-ring), not Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus. The Citreoline Trogon is no longer represented on stamp.
Black-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta colliei, not White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa.
Macao 1993 Birds of prey:
Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia, not Northern Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Somalia 1999 Parrots: Josephine's Lorikeet Charmosyna josefinae (new on stamp), not Fairy Lorikeet Charmosyna pulchella.
29.06.03. My id for the Bermuda 06.02.95 Decimal currency anniversary has been Streamertail. This is wrong. The stamp depicts a Bermudian 25c coin. The coin features the Bermuda Longtail bird. You will find this information on the Bermuda Monetary Authority site. Bermuda Longtail is the local name for White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus. There are images of the coin and the bird on this page.
22.06.03. My id, Brown Snake-Eagle, for the first stamp in the Liberia 15.09.01 Lost city sheet is wrong. The correct id is Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens. This is a "first" on stamp.
12.05.03. The bird on the one and only birdstamp from Sarawak is a Hornbill, as inscribed on the stamp. My identification has been Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris. In Collect Birds on Stamps the id is Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus. Chris Gibbins' id is Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros. CBoS and I are presumably referring to the same bird - the subspecies convexus. This is a subspecies of Malabar Pied Hornbill in Howard and Moore taxonomy, and a subspecies of Oriental Pied-Hornbill in Clements taxonomy. Who has the best fitting id? Chris Gibbins! See for yourself
27.03.03. New id for Barbet on Ghana 1997 Birds 400c.
25.03.03. The "Not identified" bird in Guinea 2002 Caribbean Hummingbirds, second sheet, has been identified as Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope.
Micronesia 30.12.02 Definitives 22c has been identified as Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis.
16.03.03. Chris Gibbins has suggested to me that the bird in my latest listed Mexico issue is a Common Turkey. I agree with him.
25.02.03. Mali 25.09.00 Birds of Africa 150f:
Common Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

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