Stamp: Black-headed Bunting (Pyrocephalus rubins) (see Description) (Grenada Grenadines(Songbirds of Grenada Grenadines) Mi:GD-GR 1730,Sn:GD-GR 1545g,Yt:GD-GR 1458,Sg:GD-GR 1646 📮

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Black-headed Bunting (Pyrocephalus rubins) (see Description)

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Country:
Grenada Grenadines
Series:
Songbirds of Grenada Grenadines
Catalog codes:
Michel GD-GR 1730
Stamp Number GD-GR 1545g
Yvert et Tellier GD-GR 1458
Stanley Gibbons GD-GR 1646
Themes:
Animals (Fauna) | Birds
Issued on:
1993-07-13
Colors:
Multicolor
Format:
Stamp
Emission:
Agency Issue: Commemorative
Perforation:
comb 14
Printing:
Offset lithography
Face value:
45 ¢ - East Caribbean cent
Score:
87% Accuracy: Low
Description:
Design error: the English name is correct, but the scientific name given (mis-spelled "rubins" instead of "rubinus") refers to Vermilion Flycatcher. The correct scientific name is Emberiza melanocephala.