Description
Opr. (5x10); A = perf. K 14 1/4:14; B = imperforated
FDC(I), date of issue: 12/02/2022
Picture descriptions:
mn) Jerdon's Minivet (Pericrocotus albifrons)
542 A 200 K multicolored mn
Quantity: 200,000 pieces
Designer: Ahmonoo
Printer: Security Printing Works (SPW), Rangoon
Conservation Status:
Here as a FDC (Version I) with perforated Single Stamp and first day special postmark
Issue Notice:
- Dainty minivet of dry forests, scrubland, and cultivation edge in Myanmar?s central Irrawaddy plains.
- Male is black and white, with an orange patch on the chest. Female is paler, replacing much of the male?s black with soft gray-brown.
- Both sexes have a broad white eyebrow, large white wing patches, and a white rump with a pale orangish patch in the center.
- Often moves in pairs and small flocks.
- Song is a high, sweet burst of warbling twitters. Calls include sharp "djeep" and a buzzier descending whistle.