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BOWERBIRDS - 2010 Papua New Guinea (last updated 14th July, 2010)

 
Papua New Guinea Bowerbirds in brief

The bird life of New Guinea is almost unparalleled in its beauty and diversity. It represents a source of constant interest, whether to the first- time visitor to the island, the scientist or the national citizen.

Probably nowhere else in the world is the relationship between people and birds are as close and intricate as that found on New Guinea where birds are a vital part of the numerous national cultures.

With more than 650 species, New Guinea supports nearly one tenth of the world’s bird. In any one area, there may be between 100 and 150 species.

Also New Guinea is best known for the Birds of Paradise where 39 of the 43 species inhabit the Island and its satellite islands.

flame bowerbird

Illustration of a Flame Bowerbird


Among them is the most distinctive group of birds known as the Bowerbirds. They vary from others in genus, feathers and wing shape. Most of the Bowerbirds are polygamous and have different courtship behaviors. They inhabit the mountain forests of New Guinea Island from sea level of 700m to 3000m.
Bowerbirds are famous for their behavior of building and decoration display sites, called bowers on the ground. Bowers are structures of interwoven sticks with side walls up with 25cm to 3m high. They vary in architecture among species, from a broad mat of twigs to huge stick domes embellished with landscape gardens.

Decorations include purple and white flowers, blue and brown berries, red nuts and black mushrooms, charcoal and snail shells, pebbles and bones including colored plastic lids.
The males are never far away from their bowers, to which they appear to attract females by excited calls while displaying their spectacular crest with crawling motion across the floor of the bower, holding their fluttering wings and tail partly open.

With these very exciting species of birds, Post PNG Ltd is pleased to amuse its collectors with this remarkable issue featuring Bowerbirds.



Stamp Set
 
stamp set

Stampset Details
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5t - Macgregor's Bowerbird - (Amblyornis macgregoriae)
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K1.00 - Flame Bowerbird (Sericulus aureus)
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K4.65 - - Archbolds'Bowerbird (Archboldia papuensis)
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K6.30 - Adelbert Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus bakeri)
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Retail price K12.00
 
 
Souvenir Sheet
 
souvenir sheet

Souvenir Sheet Details
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K10.00
- Flame Bowerbird (Sericulus aureus)
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Retail Value - K10.00
 
 
Souvenir Sheetlet
 
souvenir sheetlet

Souvenir Sheetlet Details
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K1.00 - Flame Bowerbird (Sericulus aureus)
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K3.00 - Yellow fronted Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis flavifrons)
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K4.65 - Vagelkop Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis inornatus)
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K6.30 - Lauterbach's Bowerbird
(Chlamydera Lauterbachi)
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Retail Value - K14.95
 
 
First Day Cover with Stampset
fdc with sset
Retail Value - K18.00
 
 
First Day Cover with Souvenir Sheetlet
 
fdc with sshtlet
Retail Value - K18.00
 
First Day Cover with Souvenir Sheet
 
fdc with ssht
Retail Value - K16.00
 
 
StampPack
 

stamp pack

Retail Value - K18.00
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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