Songbirds are predominantly members of Passeriformes, wood habitants in the forest, capable of producing harmonious sequences of sounds that are perceived by humans as songs. There are more than 5,000 species in the world common in all countries.
Most of these birds are migrants, but there are also resident ones, who do not leave their usual inhabitations for the winter. They feed on insects and spiders, seeds, berries, fruits and grains of plants, and flower nectar. They live in nests, in pairs, keeping typically to flocks; they are not afraid of people and always settle nearby.
About 300 species of songbirds live in Russia. The well-known and most beautiful of them are a bunting, a kinglet, a jay, a robin, a chaffinch, a siskin, an oriole, and a greenfinch.
The postage stamps provide images of a black-headed bunting, a yellow-headed kingfisher, a jay and a robin.
The composition of the souvenir pack in cover “Fauna of Russia. Songbirds” is included:
- stamp №2860 “Fauna of Russia. Songbirds. Black - headed oatmeal”;
- stamp №2861 “Fauna of Russia. Songbirds. Yellow - headed Kinglet”;
- stamp №2862 “Fauna of Russia. Songbirds. Jay”;
- stamp №2863 “Fauna of Russia. Songbirds. Zaryanka”;
- 4 FDC with cancellation “Fauna of Russia. Songbirds”;
- vignette.
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| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + glossy lamination |
600 pcs. |