This First Day Cover (FDC) honors Dr. Salim Ali (1896–1987), India’s most celebrated ornithologist, whose pioneering research earned him the title “Birdman of India.”

The issue also commemorates the Jerdon’s Courser, a rare and elusive nocturnal bird indigenous to India, symbolizing the importance of avian conservation and biodiversity. A meaningful tribute to both a legendary naturalist and one of India’s most enigmatic bird species.