Gambia Philately: 1966 Definitive Series – 5/- Yirri Kongkonna

The cardinal woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, ranging from dense forest to thorn bush. The cardinal woodpecker often occurs in small family groups or may join small mixed flocks. They are fairly vocal…

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Gambia Philately: 1966 Definitive Series – 3d Wanto Kacho

The yellow-crowned bishop (Euplectes afer) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is highly sexually dimorphic in its breeding season, during which the male adopts a distinctive yellow and black plumage, contrasting with the female’s predominantly brown coloration. Three…

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