Golden Whistler 1965

Golden Whistler 1965 definitive  2/- airmail stamp  franked  Elwood, Victoria to USA

Sarawak- Rhinoceros Hornbill ( Buceros rhinoceros)

From the definitive pictorial series first issued in 1955, here is the 6d greenish blue stamp featuring a 

Rhinoceros Hornbill    (Buceros rhinoceros)

 postmarked in Miri, Sarawak unfortunately the date is not too clear.

China- Taiwan Yuhina ( Yuhina brunneiceps)

                   Taiwan Yuhina ( Yuhina brunneiceps) a small bird endemic to the Island of Taiwan.
                                                       Issued as a definitive stamp in 2006.
                                                    Postmarked Tia-he District, Guangzhou

China- Cabot's Tragopan (Tragopan caboti)

 Cabot's Tragopan (Tragopan caboti) a most attractive colourful bird in full breeding plumage, issued as a definitive booklet  stamp in China  2002.

Postmarked Tianhe District, Guangzou

New Zealand- North Island Kokako (Callaeas wilson)

 North Island Kokako  (Callaeas wilson) cancelled at noon at Wellesley Street west Auckland

Ghana- Red-crowned bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus

Red-crowned bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus) formerly known as the Fire crowned bishop

New Zealand- Yellowhead (Mohoua ochrocephal)

From the Native birds series, 1988  vertical pair of  20 cent Yellowhead   ( Mohoua ochrocephal)

Cancelled at wellington.

New Zealand- ,South Island Saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus)

1962 definitive series semi- postal ,health stamps ,South Island Saddleback    Philesturnus carunculatus

Zambia- Whale-headed Storks (Balaeniceps rex)

Zambia 1987 definitive series. 20K surcharged on the 2K stamp of a pair of Whale-headed Storks. Also known as Shoebills cancelled at Livingstone PO.

Singapore-Yellow Wagtail ( Moticilla flava)

Perfect strike on the 2007A printing of a definitive  45 cent

 Yellow Wagtail (Moticilla flava) cancelled at Singapore.

Mauritius-Dodo

1953  QE II Mauritius Dodo cancelled at Port Louis

New Zealand - Spottless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)

From the 1991 Native birds series- Spotless Crake    (Porzana tabuensis) cancelled at Auckland

Jamaica - White-chinned Thrush

This   bird is known by many names- White-chinned Thrush (Turdus aurantius) and Hopping Dick, Jumping Dick, Twopenny Chick, Chick-me-Chick, or Chap-man-Chick.
Cancelled at Kingston Jamaica . Issued in 1980 as a definitive stamp

Pakistan- Red-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus cafer)

Here is my first ever bird cover from Pakistan, and what a beauty with the attractive positioning of the stamps and nice clear cancels. The front of the cover has a block of 8 stamps, and the back a strip of four plus older definitive stamps to make the correct postage. Issued as a definitive stamp, the bird is a Red-vented bulbul, endemic to Pakistan and also introduced to other countries such as Hawaii, Fiji, new Zealand and Samoa,  where the birds have become pests from damaging orchard fruits.

Hong Kong-Fork-tailed Sunbird 2009

 A trio of  2006 definitive $1.40 Fork-tailed sunbirds ( Aethopyga christinae) carried a letter in 2009  from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Canada-Peregrine Falcon

Since their first birds on stamps in 1946,Canada has  issued  many fine bird stamps including this large sized 2005  definitive of the Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

USA- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1991 USA very high value , $14,definitive stamp of the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) posted from St Louis. Thanks to Kasi for sending this stamp.