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1961.01   21.03.1961   Agriculture day   10v set   
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala
2p     38 015 000     Arabian Partridge    Alectoris melanocephala     
175p     38 015 000     Arabian Partridge    Alectoris melanocephala     = 2p

1965.01   26.04.1965   Birds      
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus
1.25a     104 193 000     Scaly-bellied Woodpecker    Picus squamatus     
3.75a     187 043 000     Black-headed Jay    Garrulus lanceolatus     
5a     38 113 000     Himalayan Monal    Lophophorus impejanus     

1968.01   03.07.1968   Wild birds      
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
1a     30 056 000     Cinereous Vulture    Aegypius monachus     
6a     78 076 000     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     
7a     25 001 000     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     

1970.01   01.08.1970   Wild birds      
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
2a     38 066 000     Common Quail    Coturnix coturnix     
4a     30 216 000     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     
6a     38 140 000     Ring-necked Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     

1972.01   05.06.1972   Afghan flora and fauna   4v set   
10a     38 010 000     Chukar    Alectoris chukar     

1973.01   29.07.1973   Birds      
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis
8a     38 113 000     Himalayan Monal    Lophophorus impejanus     
9a     9 012 000     Great Crested Grebe    Podiceps cristatus     
12a     38 008 000     Himalayan Snowcock    Tetraogallus himalayensis     

1974.01   06.08.1974   Afghan birds      
Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Crane Grus grus
1a     30 208 000     Indian Spotted Eagle    Aquila hastata     
6a     27 021 000     Greater White-fronted Goose    Anser albifrons     
and     27 023 000     Greylag Goose    Anser anser     
and     27 044 000     Ruddy Shelduck    Tadorna ferruginea     
11a     46 126 000     Eurasian Coot    Fulica atra     
and     43 011 000     Common Crane    Grus grus     

1982.01   31.05.1982   Birds      
White Stork Ciconia ciconia European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
6a     22 012 000     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
11a     194 100 000     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

1985.01   25.10.1985   Birds      
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
2a     187 064 000     Eurasian Magpie    Pica pica     
4a     104 195 000     Green Woodpecker    Picus viridis     
8a     38 140 000     Ring-necked Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
13a     96 001 000     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
and     140 141 000     Bluethroat    Luscinia svecica     
and     194 100 000     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
18a     32 064 000     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
25a     38 014 000     Red-legged Partridge    Alectoris rufa     
30a     15 004 000     Dalmatian Pelican    Pelecanus crispus     

1985.02   25.10.1985   Birds      

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Rose-ringed Parakeet  Psittacula krameri
75a     74 138 000     Rose-ringed Parakeet    Psittacula krameri     MS

1988.01   06.06.1988   Prehistoric animals   7v set   
Giant Moa Dinornis maximus
30a     0 14000     Giant Moa    Dinornis maximus     

1989.01   20.02.1989   Animals   5v set   
Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
35a     30 046 000     Lammergeier    Gypaetus barbatus     

1989.02   05.12.1989   Birds      
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
3a     24 028 000     Eurasian Spoonbill    Platalea leucorodia     
5a     46 112 000     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
10a     20 061 000     Great Bittern    Botaurus stellaris     
15a     15 001 000     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
20a     27 118 000     Red-crested Pochard    Netta rufina     
25a     27 011 000     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     
30a     17 005 000     Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo     

Afghanistan map

Location: Southern Asia
Population: 32.7 million
Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest

Birds: 499 species

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11.08.2008