Belarus Bird FDC

Belarus FDC
Name: Bird of the Year - Greylag Goose
Date of Issue: 31 March 2009

The Greylag Goose (also spelled Graylag in the United States), Anser anser, is a bird with a wide range in the Old World. It is the type species of the genus Anser.

The stamp is issued with the assistance of the public organization "Ahova ptushak Batskaushchyny" (Protection of Homeland Birds).

The public organization "Ahova ptushak Batskaushchyny" declared the greylag goose a bird of the year 2009.

There are logos of the International organization of birds protection "BirdLife International" and Belarus public organization "Ahova ptushak Batskaushchyny" (APB) on the stamps.