Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

This triangular postage due stamp (timbre taxe) highlights Mauritania's wetland avifauna and seasonal migration pathways by featuring a great snipe (Gallinago media), explicitly captioned on the issue as bécassine double. The distinct three-sided composition frames the long-billed wading bird standing amidst marsh grasses, its detailed brown-mottled plumage softly set against a pale green line-gradient background. This imagery carries a message of ecological variety and environmental protection, celebrating the critical intertidal mudflats and seasonal wetlands that serve as essential stopovers for migratory shorebirds. Within the early administrative network of the Islamic Republic, the stamp integrates functional postage collection with symbols of the country's rich natural heritage.