Bird stamps from Ecuador. ~ Stamps of the World

Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland.
What is now Ecuador was home to a variety of indigenous groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the fifteenth century.

The territory was colonized by Spain during the sixteenth century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as its own sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its 15.2 million people being mestizos, followed by large minorities of European, Amerindian, and African descendants.

They contribute to the Dominican Republic's development as they send billions of dollars to their families in remittances. The Dominican Republic is the most visited destination in the Caribbean. The year-round golf courses are among the top attractions on the island.A geographically diverse nation, the Dominican Republic is home to the region's tallest mountain peak, Pico Duarte, as well as the Caribbean's largest lake and lowest elevation, Lake Enriquillo.
The island has an average temperature of 26 °C (78.8 °F) and great climatic and biological diversity. The country is also the site of the first cathedral, castle, monastery, and fortress built in all of the Americas, located in Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone, an area declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.Music and sport are of great importance in the Dominican culture, with Merengue and Bachata as the national dance and music, and baseball as the favorite sport.
Dominican Republic is home to an impressive number of species of birds that vary from residents, that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Dominican Republic to raise their young, migrants who pass through Dominican Republic with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Dominican Republic to escape colder conditions up north.

Read also: Bird stamps from El Salvador

While many species of birds are relatively common as they are part of the ecosystems of the state, it is always a thrill to stumble upon a rare bird or vagrant, that does not really form part of any the Dominican Republic ecosystems. Maybe it got lost during its travels between its summer and winter residence or it got displaced by bad weather.

Toucan-Barbet-bird-in-Mindo-Cloud-Forest-in-Ecuador

1937.01
19.08.1937
Definitives

10c
35
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus

20c
    35
    Andean Condor    Vultur gryphus
    = 10c

70c
    35
    Andean Condor    Vultur gryphus
    = 10c

1s
    35
    Andean Condor    Vultur gryphus
    = 10c

2s
    35
    Andean Condor    Vultur gryphus
    = 10c

1937.02
19.08.1937
Overprint OFICIAL on 1937.01

10c
35
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus

20c
35
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus

70c
35
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus

1s
35
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus

2s
35
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus

1938.01
22.02.1938
Anniversary of U.S. Constitution