Four species of endangered Indian birds were featured in stamps issued on 5th October 2006.

Large scale transformation of landscapes, the leveling of forests, the filling up of swamps and marshes have left many creatures with literally no room to live or breathe in.Pesticides and insecticides have contributed to the decimation of small animals while also affecting their ability to breed.

The bird featured above is the Lesser Florican, “ Sypheotides Indica”

A large bird of the bustard family and the only member of genus sypheotides.Inhabiting grasslands including standing fields of cotton and millets, the birds feed on grain, green shoots, seeds and beetles.