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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1978.01   05.10.1978   Domestic poultry   4v set   
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
60f     9     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     

1978.02   01.11.1978   Philexafrique      
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus
100f     14     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     
100f     14     African Pygmy Goose    Nettapus auritus     Dahomey 1966.01

1979.01   08.06.1979   Philexafrique      
15f     143     Fiery-breasted Bushshrike    Malaconotus cruentus     

1982.01   01.09.1982   Birds      
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Not identified Not identified Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
5f     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     
10f     208     Bluethroat    Luscinia svecica     
15f     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
20f     92     Woodland Kingfisher    Halcyon senegalensis     
and     214     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     
30f     185     Eurasian Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus scirpaceus     
60f          Not identified    Not identified     
80f     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     
100f     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     

1985.01   17.10.1985   Audubon      
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
150f     67     Parasitic Jaeger    Stercorarius parasiticus     
300f     54     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     

1986.01   Surcharge      
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike Malaconotus cruentus Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
75f     143     Fiery-breasted Bushshrike    Malaconotus cruentus     Dahomey 1966.01
75f     90     Broad-billed Roller    Eurystomus glaucurus     Dahomey 1967.01
90f     76     African Emerald Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx cupreus     Dahomey 1967.01

1986.02   Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01      
Emerald Starling Lamprotornis iris
150f     205     Emerald Starling    Lamprotornis iris     

1987.01   28.04.1987   Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01      
50f     205     Emerald Starling    Lamprotornis iris     

1989.01   30.01.1989   WWF      
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
10f     66     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     
15f     66     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     
50f     66     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     
125f     66     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     

1993.01   24.05.1993   Possotome artesian well      
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis
125f     90     Blue-throated Roller    Eurystomus gularis     

1994.01   Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01      
African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus
135f     14     African Pygmy Goose    Nettapus auritus     

1994.02   Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01      
200f     143     Fiery-breasted Bushshrike    Malaconotus cruentus     

1995.01   Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01      
200f     205     Emerald Starling    Lamprotornis iris     

1995.02   28.08.1995   Birds and their young      
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
40f     221     Hawfinch    Coccothraustes coccothraustes     
50f     70     Spotted Dove    Spilopelia chinensis     
75f     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
100f     222     Blackburnian Warbler    Dendroica fusca     
135f     66     Black-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus ridibundus     
200f     30     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     

1996.01   10.09.1996   Birds      
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis Grey-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas Kakapo Strigops habroptila Puerto Rican Amazon Amazona vittata Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon California Condor Gymnogyps californianus
40f     106     Ivory-billed Woodpecker    Campephilus principalis     
50f     165     Grey-necked Rockfowl    Picathartes oreas     
75f     71     Kakapo    Strigops habroptila     
100f     73     Puerto Rican Amazon    Amazona vittata     
135f     25     Crested Ibis    Nipponia nippon     
200f     34     California Condor    Gymnogyps californianus     

1996.02   10.09.1996   Birds      
Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea rudolphi
1000f     163     Blue Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea rudolphi     MS

1997.01   30.07.1997   Song birds      
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus European Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
135f     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     
150f     221     Eurasian Siskin    Carduelis spinus     
200f     207     Ring Ouzel    Turdus torquatus     
270f     175     European Crested Tit    Lophophanes cristatus     
300f     160     Spotted Nutcracker    Nucifraga caryocatactes     
400f     208     Common Nightingale    Luscinia megarhynchos     

1997.02   30.07.1997   Song birds      
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
1000f     219     Western Yellow Wagtail    Motacilla flava     MS

1997.03   Overprint Republique du Benin      
15f     143     Fiery-breasted Bushshrike    Malaconotus cruentus     1979.01
100f     14     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     1978.02
100f     14     African Pygmy Goose    Nettapus auritus     1978.02

1999.01   30.01.1999   Birds      
Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
135f     215     Gouldian Finch    Erythrura gouldiae     
150f     227     Saffron Finch    Sicalis flaveola     
200f     214     Red-billed Quelea    Quelea quelea     
270f     214     Yellow-crowned Bishop    Euplectes afer     
300f     226     Red-crested Cardinal    Paroaria coronata     
400f     226     Golden-breasted Bunting    Emberiza flaviventris     

1999.02   30.01.1999   Birds      
Green Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
1000f     215     Green Twinspot    Mandingoa nitidula     MS

1999.03   07.12.1999   Birds      
Locust Finch Paludipasser locustella Swee Waxbill Estrilda melanotis Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
135f     215     Locust Finch    Paludipasser locustella     
150f     215     Swee Waxbill    Estrilda melanotis     
200f     215     Green-winged Pytilia    Pytilia melba     
270f     215     Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu    Uraeginthus bengalus     
300f     214     Southern Red Bishop    Euplectes orix     
400f     214     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     

1999.04   07.12.1999   Birds      
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea
1000f     216     Long-tailed Paradise Whydah    Vidua paradisaea     MS

2000.01   Surcharge      
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Kakapo Strigops habroptila European Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
135f     221     Hawfinch    Coccothraustes coccothraustes     1995.02
150f     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     1995.02
150f     71     Kakapo    Strigops habroptila     1996.01
150f     175     European Crested Tit    Lophophanes cristatus     1997.01
150f     214     Yellow-crowned Bishop    Euplectes afer     1999.01

2005.01   Surcharge      
175f     175     European Crested Tit    Lophophanes cristatus     1997.01
175f     214     Yellow-crowned Bishop    Euplectes afer     1999.01

2007.01   Surcharge      
250f     76     African Emerald Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx cupreus     Dahomey 1967.01
500f     90     Broad-billed Roller    Eurystomus glaucurus     Dahomey 1967.01

2008.01   Surcharge      
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike Malaconotus cruentus
200f     143     Fiery-breasted Bushshrike    Malaconotus cruentus     Dahomey 1966.01

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Location: Western Africa; (formerly Dahomey)
Population: 6.4 million
Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains

Birds: 575 species

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