Birds (IX) -FDC(I)-I-

MiNo. 2625A - 2629A FDC(I)-I- Cambodia
Opr. (2x5 2x5); A = perf. K 13; B = imperforated
FDC(I), Issue Date: 16.11.2018
Picture Description:
drs-drx) Rare Birds in Cambodia
drs) Giant Ibis(Pseudibis gigantea, Syn.: Thaumatibis gigantea)
drt) Red-Headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
dru)White-Shouldered Ibis(Pseudibis davisoni)
drv) Sarus Crane (Grus antigone)
drw) Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius)
drx) Ibis in a Tree
2625 A 500 R multicolored drs
2626 A 900 R multicolored drt
2627 A 2000 R multicolored dru
2628 A 3000 R multicolored drv
2629 A 4000 R multicolored drw
Quantity FDC(I): 200 pieces
Designer: Cambodia Post
Printer: Vietnam Printing
Conservation Status:
Here as a FDC (Version I) with first day special postmark
Issue Notice:


MiNo. 2629A - The giant ibis (Thaumatibis gigantea), the only species in the monotypic genus Thaumatibis, is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos and a recent sighting in Yok Don National Park, Vietnam. The giant ibis is a lowland bird that occurs in marshes, swamps, lakes, wide rivers, flooded plains and semi-open forests as well as pools, ponds and seasonal water-meadows in denser deciduous forest.
MiNo. 2630A - The red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), also known as the Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture or Pondicherry vulture, is an Old World vulture mainly found in the Indian subcontinent, with small disjunct populations in some parts of Southeast Asia. This gaudy-faced vulture was historically abundant, range widely across the Indian subcontinent, and also eastwards to south-central and south-eastern Asia, extending from India to Singapore. Today the range of the red-headed vulture is localized primarily to northern India. It is usually in open country and in cultivated and semi-desert areas. It is also found in deciduous forests and foothills and river valleys. It is usually found up to an altitude of 3000m from sea level.
MiNo. 2631A - The white-shouldered ibis is a relatively large ibis species in the Threskiornithidae family. It is native to small regions of Southeast Asia, and is considered to be one of the most threatened bird species of this part of the continent. This southeast Asian ibis was once markedly more widespread than presently. The former range extended throughout Southeast Asia from Myanmar to Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and north into Yuman in China. The current population is very small and its distribution highly fragmented; being restricted to northern and eastern Cambodia, southern Vietnam, extreme southern Laos and East Kalimantan.
MiNo. 2632A - The sarus crane (Antigone antigone) is a large non-migratory crane found in parts of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia. The tallest of the flying birds, standing at a height of up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in), they are a conspicuous species of open wetlands in south Asia, seasonally-flooded Dipterocarp forests in south-east Asia, and Eucalyptus-dominated woodlands and grasslands in Australia. The sarus crane is easily distinguished from other cranes in the region by the overall grey colour and the contrasting red head and upper neck.
MiNo. 2633A - The greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) is a member of the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its genus includes the lesser adjutant of Asia and the marabou stork of Africa. Once found widely across southern Asia, mainly in India but extending east to Borneo, the greater adjutant is now restricted to a much smaller range with only two breeding populations; one in India, with the largest colony in Assam and the other breeding region in Cambodia. They disperse after the breeding season.