Montenegro stamps year 2017 Fauna – Birds – Spoonbill MNH

Montenegro stamps year 2017 Fauna – Birds – Spoonbill MNH

🇲🇪 Montenegro — 2017 Fauna: Eurasian Spoonbill

• 🗓 Issue Date: 30 March 2017
• 🐦 Subject: Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) — a distinctive wading bird with a spatulate bill, found in wetlands of the Balkans and Europe.
• 💶 Face Value: €0.95 (typical denomination for thematic bird issues in Montenegro).
• 🎨 Design: Single stamp featuring the Eurasian Spoonbill in its natural habitat.
• 📦 Format: Usually sold as a single stamp (sheet of 8 stamps) — common MNH condition for collectors.
• 📌 Catalog Reference: Often listed as SG 472 in Stanley Gibbons thematic bird catalogs.

🌍 About the Bird

The Eurasian Spoonbill is a striking white wading bird with a long, flat, spoon‑shaped bill used for sweeping through shallow waters to catch small fish and invertebrates. It is a species appreciated by both ornithologists and thematic stamp collectors.

📬 Collector Notes

• Mint Never Hinged (MNH): This stamp is commonly available in MNH condition, and many listings show it offered individually or in small sets.
• Thematic Interest: Great for fauna/birds collections, especially focusing on waterbirds or European wetland species.