EXONUMI STATIC :

14.644.3734

EXONUMI # :

MYMAL.2005.27

Group Name :

National Definitive - Series V : Birds of Malaysia

Item Name :

Banded Pitta (Pitta guajana)

Item Type :

Postal Stamp

Issue Date :

14/05/2005

Printer :

Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional Sdn Bhd

Printing :

Lithography

Designer :

Huda Corporation Sdn Bhd

Watermark :

SPM (Inverted)

Perforations :

comb 13¾ x 14

Separation Type :

Normal Perforations

Gum Type :

Gum

Face Value :

RM 2

Dimension :

25 × 30 mm

Shape :

Rectangular

Orientation :

Vertical

Paper Type :

Phosphorized / Phospor Coated

Description :

Banded Pitta (Pitta guajana)

These birds are between 21cm to 24cm in length. The male is easily recognisable for its black crown and black eye-stripes. There are bright yellow lateral crown-stripes and malar-stripes, which turns into reddish orange streaks, which are especially visible on its chest and the sides. While the female chests are white, they have grey lower belly. They have fine black stripes on the white feathers. Their upperback is reddish-orange but duller than the male. The young birds have dark brown chest with grey mottling or fine grey streaks. Banded pitta are endemic in virgin and logged lowland forests, up to 610 metres. The breeding period is from February until November and they lay 2 to 5 glossy white eggs. Their nests are round with an opening at the side built on palm trees or in between young trees about 3 metres above the ground. Their territory includes Greater Sunda, Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.