Saturday, February 14, 2015

Set in block "Birds" (Republic of Burundi) Part.1

  1. The hoopoe (Upupa epops, "hudhud") is a colourful bird found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive "crown" of feathers.
  2. The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.
  3. The great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) is a Eurasian passerine in the genus Acrocephalus.
  4. The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa.
  • Country: Republic of Burundi
  • Year: 1971
  • Subject: Animals
  • Estimated cost: 30 F (at the rate of exchange 1971)
  • Number of catalogue Michel: BI 690-701