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02.03.10 The Syrian serin in the new Syria bird stamp issue does not look like a Syrian Serin. I have listed it as 'Not identified'. The illustrations in this set come from photos. After lots of Google image search, I finally found the 'Syrian serin'. It is a Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea copied from the photo on this page: mutla.com 19.01.10 I have changed id for Burkina Faso 2001.01 Birds 25f from Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes melanotis to Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea. The inscription on the stamp is Anaplectes rubriceps, which is Anaplectes melanotis (Red-headed Weaver) in IOC taxonomy. The illustrated bird has a black mask. One race of the Red-headed Weaver has black mask, but not as deep as shown on the illustrated bird, and because the bird is a bit yellowish, I believe Red-billed Quelea is the best fit. 09.01.10 Some Bird-of-paradise corrections. Papua New Guinea 1952.01, 1957.01 and 1960.01: Raggiana Bird-of-paradise, not Goldie's Bird-of-paradise. Papua New Guinea 2000.01 1k and 2000.02 1k: Raggiana Bird-of-paradise, not Red Bird-of-paradise. St Vincent & Grenadines 1998.06: Raggiana Bird-of-paradise, not Greater Bird-of-paradise. Trinidad & Tobago 1962.01: Greater Bird-of-paradise, not Lesser Bird-of-paradise. My source for these changes is advice from the Australian Bird-of-paradise experts Dawn and Clifford Frith. 01.01.10 On the Bosnia Herzegovina (Sarajevo) 2008.01 0.70m stamp the bird's name is given as "Accipiter gentilis". I chose to give it the id of Accipiter nisus because there is no similarity to any illustration of Accipiter gentilis that I was familiar with. I have however learned that the juvenile female Goshawk Accipiter gentilis looks like the hawk on the stamp. I shall change id to Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis. 13.11.09 I have changed id for the francolin in the Turkmenistan fauna, hologram 2008 issue from Black Francolin to Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus. The yellow bare skin on throat and foreneck is diagnostic. 08.09.09 I have changed id for the penguin in the latest Rumania issue from King Penguin to Emperor Penguin. 02.09.09 I have changed id for the owl on Sao Tome and Principe 2008.08 listed as African Scops Owl (Otus senegalensis) to Collared Scops-Owl (Otus lettia). The photograph on the stamp is on Birding in Taiwan 04.08.09 I agree with Chris Gibbins and have changed my id of the 2008 Zambia oxpecker to Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus. 22.07.09 On the Uganda 1992.02 150s stamp the bird's name is given as "Cossypha heuglini". English name on the stamp is "WHITE-BROWN ROBIN CHAT". It should read BROWED not BROWN. However, the bird illustrated on the stamp is not Cossypha heuglini because it lacks the black hood characteristic for the White-browed Robin-Chat. But in Uganda there is one more Cossypha species: Archer's Ground Robin Cossypha archeri. In my opinion this is the species featured on the Uganda stamp. This will be a new species on stamp. The best photograph I can find online is here: Western Uganda's forests. (Archer's Robin-chat). 20.07.09 The thrush in Kenya 1984.01 has been listed by me as Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus. Inscription on the stamp is Turdus helleri. In IOC taxonomy this is a species, split from Olive Thrush. Thus, this will be a new species in my listings, Taita Thrush Turdus helleri. 18.07.09 Malagasy's Sacred Ibis has been moved back to African Sacred Ibis. The eye colour fits better for African than Malagasy Sacred Ibis. I have changed id for the 2001.01 Congo (Kinshasa) Bushshrike from Gorgeous Bushshrike Chlorophoneus viridis to Four-colored Bushshrike Chlorophoneus quadricolor because visible underparts are orange (not green). 06.07.09 I have changed id for the sacred ibisis of British Indian Ocean Territory, Madagascar and Malagasy from African Sacred Ibis to Malagasy Sacred Ibis Threskiornis bernieri. 23.05.09 What has formerly been one species, Cape Parrot (Brown-necked Parrot), in my listings, are two species in IOC taxonomy: Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus fuscicollis and Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus. The Brown-necked Parrot has two subspecies. Poicephalus fuscicollis fuscicollis with range south western Africa. Poicephalus fuscicollis suahelicus, also called Grey-headed Parrot, with range east central south Africa. I have changed id for the Cape Parrots of Guinea-Bissau 2008.23 and Zimbabwe 2000.01 to Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus fuscicollis. The Brown-necked Parrot is a new species in my listings. 05.05.09 I have changed id for the latest Portugal issue from European Stonechat to Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis. Source Chris Gibbins.

Identifications

02.03.10

The Syrian serin in the new Syria bird stamp issue does not look like a Syrian Serin. I have listed it as 'Not identified'. The illustrations in this set come from photos. After lots of Google image search, I finally found the 'Syrian serin'. It is a Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea copied from the photo on this page: mutla.com

19.01.10

I have changed id for Burkina Faso 2001.01 Birds 25f from Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes melanotis to Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea. The inscription on the stamp is Anaplectes rubriceps, which is Anaplectes melanotis (Red-headed Weaver) in IOC taxonomy. The illustrated bird has a black mask. One race of the Red-headed Weaver has black mask, but not as deep as shown on the illustrated bird, and because the bird is a bit yellowish, I believe Red-billed Quelea is the best fit.

09.01.10

Some Bird-of-paradise corrections.
Papua New Guinea 1952.01, 1957.01 and 1960.01:
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise, not Goldie's Bird-of-paradise.
Papua New Guinea 2000.01 1k and 2000.02 1k:
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise, not Red Bird-of-paradise.
St Vincent & Grenadines 1998.06:
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise, not Greater Bird-of-paradise.
Trinidad & Tobago 1962.01:
Greater Bird-of-paradise, not Lesser Bird-of-paradise.
My source for these changes is advice from the Australian Bird-of-paradise experts Dawn and Clifford Frith.

01.01.10

On the Bosnia Herzegovina (Sarajevo) 2008.01 0.70m stamp the bird's name is given as "Accipiter gentilis". I chose to give it the id of Accipiter nisus because there is no similarity to any illustration of Accipiter gentilis that I was familiar with. I have however learned that the juvenile female Goshawk Accipiter gentilis looks like the hawk on the stamp. I shall change id to Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis.

13.11.09

I have changed id for the francolin in the Turkmenistan fauna, hologram 2008 issue from Black Francolin to Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus. The yellow bare skin on throat and foreneck is diagnostic.

08.09.09

I have changed id for the penguin in the latest Rumania issue from King Penguin to Emperor Penguin.

02.09.09

I have changed id for the owl on Sao Tome and Principe 2008.08 listed as African Scops Owl (Otus senegalensis) to Collared Scops-Owl (Otus lettia). The photograph on the stamp is on Birding in Taiwan

04.08.09

I agree with Chris Gibbins and have changed my id of the 2008 Zambia oxpecker to Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus.

22.07.09

On the Uganda 1992.02 150s stamp the bird's name is given as "Cossypha heuglini". English name on the stamp is "WHITE-BROWN ROBIN CHAT". It should read BROWED not BROWN. However, the bird illustrated on the stamp is not Cossypha heuglini because it lacks the black hood characteristic for the White-browed Robin-Chat. But in Uganda there is one more Cossypha species: Archer's Ground Robin Cossypha archeri. In my opinion this is the species featured on the Uganda stamp. This will be a new species on stamp. The best photograph I can find online is here: Western Uganda's forests. (Archer's Robin-chat).

20.07.09

The thrush in Kenya 1984.01 has been listed by me as Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus. Inscription on the stamp is Turdus helleri. In IOC taxonomy this is a species, split from Olive Thrush. Thus, this will be a new species in my listings, Taita Thrush Turdus helleri.

18.07.09

Malagasy's Sacred Ibis has been moved back to African Sacred Ibis. The eye colour fits better for African than Malagasy Sacred Ibis.
I have changed id for the 2001.01 Congo (Kinshasa) Bushshrike from Gorgeous Bushshrike Chlorophoneus viridis to Four-colored Bushshrike Chlorophoneus quadricolor because visible underparts are orange (not green).

06.07.09

I have changed id for the sacred ibisis of British Indian Ocean Territory, Madagascar and Malagasy from African Sacred Ibis to Malagasy Sacred Ibis Threskiornis bernieri.

23.05.09

What has formerly been one species, Cape Parrot (Brown-necked Parrot), in my listings, are two species in IOC taxonomy: Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus fuscicollis and Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus. The Brown-necked Parrot has two subspecies. Poicephalus fuscicollis fuscicollis with range south western Africa. Poicephalus fuscicollis suahelicus, also called Grey-headed Parrot, with range east central south Africa. I have changed id for the Cape Parrots of Guinea-Bissau 2008.23 and Zimbabwe 2000.01 to Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus fuscicollis. The Brown-necked Parrot is a new species in my listings.

05.05.09

I have changed id for the latest Portugal issue from European Stonechat to Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis. Source Chris Gibbins.

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