2009, August 27. Philippine Birds - Definitives (Reprints
2009B)
Litho Offset.
Amstar Company, Inc. Perf. 13.5
Singles, Sheets
of 50 (10 x 5)
50p
Grey-headed Fish Eagle - Singles (70,000)
100p
Philippine Hawk Eagle - Singles (70,000)
Design: All pictures taken from
the book "A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines" by Robert S.
Kennedy, Pedro C. Gonzales, Edward C. Dickinson, Hector C. Miranda,
Jr., and Timothy H. Fisher.
First Day Covers: Manila
50p Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus).
Breeds
in Southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to south east Asia and the
Philippines. It is a forest bird which builds a stick nest in a tree
near water and lays two to four eggs.
It is a largish stocky raptor at about
70-75cm in length. Adults have dark brown wings and back, a grey
head and reddish brown breast. The lower belly, thighs and tail are
white, the latter having a black terminal band.
Sexes are similar, but young birds
have a pale buff head, underparts and underwing, all with darker
streaking.
Grey-headed Fish Eagle, as its English
and scientific names suggest, is a specialist fish eater which hunts
over lakes, lagoons and large rivers.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed_Fish_Eagle)
100p Philippine Hawk Eagle.
While
only a medium-sized hawk-eagle, this inhabitant of the Philippines
has a striking appearance due to its long crest of four or five
feathers, up to seven centimetres long, protruding from its crown.
The plumage on the upperparts is dark brown, and the dark brown tail
is striped with four to five darker, narrow bands. The head and
underparts are reddish-brown with black streaking, and the throat is
whitish. The wings are broad and rounded and barred flight feathers
can be seen in flight.
(http://www.arkive.org/philippine-hawk-eagle/spizaetus-philippensis/description.html)