20500 Lei - Boreal Owl- Aegolius funereus


20500 Lei - Boreal Owl-  Aegolius funereus
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General Description : Boreal Owl, Aegolius funereus, is a small owl. It is also known as the Tengmalm's Owl after Swedish naturalist Peter Gustaf Tengmalm. Other names for the owl include Richardson's Owl, Funeral Owl (latin: funereus), Sparrow Owl and Pearl Owl (Finnish: helmipöllö). This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.
Face value 20500 Lei
Catalog code (Michel) 5734
Catalog code (Scott) 4584
Series Bufnite - Romania 2003
Place in series 6
Stamp colour Policolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Issue date 25/04/2003
Designer Catălin Ilinca
Paper type Stamp
Print technique Photogravure
Printed by Romfilatelia
Perforation comb 13¼
Height 48.00 mm
Width 33.00 mm
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