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Ethiopian Birds

Theodros Fekru

Stamp Info

Stamp ID: 1179

Size:
28X35 mm

Quantity:
100,000

Date of Issue:
January 4, 1985

Denominations:
Birr 0.05, 0.15, 0.80, 0.85

Process of Printing:
Photogravure

Printed by:
Heraclio Fournier S.A.Espana

Stamp Introduction

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Orders for stamps and F D.Cs (in advance payment). To the Ethiopian Postal Service, Philatelic section Post Box 1112 Addis Ababa Ethiopia or to philatelic Agencies of the Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia. Les Editions Rodan Ch. de Waterloo Stwg. 868-870, 1180 Brussels Belgium for Europe, British Isles and the Commonwealth or stamp Values, P.O. Box 4107 Grand Central Post Office. New York City N. Y 10017 U.S.A for North, Central and South America.

Ethiopia is known for its numerous and diverse avifauna. 832 species of birds are known to occur in the country out of which 23 are endemic Most of these 23 endemic birds are widely distributed chiefly on the western and south-eastern highland plateau. In this issue four birds resident in Ethiopia are depicted two of which are endemic

Harwood’s Francolin (francolinus harwoodi) exclusively found within the country’s boundaries, in found within the upper Blue Nile system extending to the east and north of the Addis Ababa, Debre Marcos, Dejen, bridge This Francolin is a very poorly known Ethiopian endemic.

Rouget’s Rail (Rallus Rougetti) which is another endemic bird to Ethiopia is common on the western and southeastern highlands This Ralus mainly lives at higher elevations up to 4100 meters where it inhabits small pockets of grass tussock and wet hollows with plenty of cover It is a characteristic bird of the moorlands of Ethiopia.

The little Bee eater (merops pusillus) is a non-endemic bird that resides in the semi-desert bush Such a locality is Awash Station and the neighboring bush country along the Awash river. The little Beater is six inches long and behaves much like a flycatcher hawking from a low perch. It can easily be approached and identified by its brilliant yellow throat bounded by black and chestnut, greenback, and square tail

Another of the non-endemic bird is the Red-Headed Weaver (Malirnbus Rubriceps) that is common in Acacia Woodland A great representation of this vegetation can be found along the south shore of Lake Langano. This weaver occurs singly in pairs, or rarely in family groups.