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Bird stamps from Afghanistan

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1961.01   21.03.1961   Agriculture day   10v set   
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala
2p     11     Arabian Partridge    Alectoris melanocephala     
175p     11     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     106     Scaly-bellied Woodpecker    Picus squamatus     
3.75a     160     Black-headed Jay    Garrulus lanceolatus     
5a     11     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     37     Cinereous Vulture    Aegypius monachus     
6a     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     
7a     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     

1970.01   01.08.1970   Wild birds      
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
2a     11     Common Quail    Coturnix coturnix     
4a     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     
6a     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     

1972.01   05.06.1972   Afghan flora and fauna   4v set   
10a     11     Chukar Partridge    Alectoris chukar     

1973.01   29.07.1973   Birds      
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis
8a     11     Himalayan Monal    Lophophorus impejanus     
9a     21     Great Crested Grebe    Podiceps cristatus     
12a     11     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     37     Indian Spotted Eagle    Aquila hastata     
6a     14     Greater White-fronted Goose    Anser albifrons     
and     14     Greylag Goose    Anser anser     
and     14     Ruddy Shelduck    Tadorna ferruginea     
11a     46     Eurasian Coot    Fulica atra     
and     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     

1982.01   31.05.1982   Birds      
White Stork Ciconia ciconia European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
6a     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
11a     222     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

1985.01   25.10.1985   Birds      
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
2a     160     Eurasian Magpie    Pica pica     
4a     106     European Green Woodpecker    Picus viridis     
8a     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
13a     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
and     209     Bluethroat    Luscinia svecica     
and     222     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
18a     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
25a     11     Red-legged Partridge    Alectoris rufa     
30a     30     Dalmatian Pelican    Pelecanus crispus     

1985.02   25.10.1985   Birds      
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
75a     73     Rose-ringed Parakeet    Psittacula krameri     MS

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

1989.01   20.02.1989   Animals   5v set   
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
35a     37     Bearded Vulture    Gypaetus barbatus     

1989.02   05.12.1989   Birds      
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
3a     25     Eurasian Spoonbill    Platalea leucorodia     
5a     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
10a     26     Eurasian Bittern    Botaurus stellaris     
15a     30     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
20a     14     Red-crested Pochard    Netta rufina     
25a     14     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     
30a     32     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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18.02.2009