Showing posts with label magpie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label magpie. Show all posts

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

                 Endemic to the country is the beautiful  Taiwan Blue Magpie  also known as the "long tailed mountain lady". The bird has been featured on several Taiwanese stamps and this time was chosen for an ATM label and the commemorative pictorial cancel for the recent "Philataipei 2016" World Stamp Expo
                                            

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

Thailand-Common Green Magpie

The common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) is a spectacular looking bird, with it's emerald green feathers and bright orange bill . It's habitat is from the lower Himalayas, through Thailand, Malaysia & Sumatra  to Northwestern Borneo.
The stamp issued in 1976 is part of a 4v set . Postmarked in Bangkok.