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1978.01  05.10.1978   Domestic poultry   4v set   
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
60f     39 003 000     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     

1978.02  01.11.1978   Philexafrique      
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus
100f     27 148 000     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     
100f     27 061 000     African Pygmy-goose    Nettapus auritus     Dahomey 1966.01

1979.01  08.06.1979   Philexafrique      
15f     175 041 000     Fiery-breasted Bushshrike    Malaconotus cruentus     

1982.01  01.09.1982   Birds      
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Not identified Not identified Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
5f     89 025 000     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     
10f     140 141 000     Bluethroat    Luscinia svecica     
15f     121 046 000     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
20f     89 040 000     Woodland Kingfisher    Halcyon senegalensis     
and     190 061 000     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     
30f     138 075 000     Eurasian Reed-Warbler    Acrocephalus scirpaceus     
60f
    Not identified     
80f     78 080 000     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     
100f     73 017 000     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     

1985.01  17.10.1985   Audubon      
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
150f     69 006 000     Parasitic Jaeger    Stercorarius parasiticus     
300f     55 006 000     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     

1986.01   Surcharge      
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike Malaconotus cruentus Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
75f     175 041 000     Fiery-breasted Bushshrike    Malaconotus cruentus     Dahomey 1966.01
75f     93 009 000     Broad-billed Roller    Eurystomus glaucurus     Dahomey 1967.01
90f     76 044 000     African Emerald Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx cupreus     Dahomey 1967.01

1986.02   Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01      
Emerald Starling Lamprotornis iris
150f     188 074 000     Emerald Starling    Lamprotornis iris     

1987.01  28.04.1987   Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01      
50f     188 074 000     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     67 026 000     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     
15f     67 026 000     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     
50f     67 026 000     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     
125f     67 026 000     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     

1993.01  24.05.1993   Possotome artesian well      
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis
125f     93 010 000     Blue-throated Roller    Eurystomus gularis     

1994.01   Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01      
African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus
135f     27 061 000     African Pygmy-goose    Nettapus auritus     

1994.02   Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01      
200f     175 041 000     Fiery-breasted Bushshrike    Malaconotus cruentus     

1995.01   Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01      
200f     188 074 000     Emerald Starling    Lamprotornis iris     

1995.02  28.08.1995   Birds and their young      
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
40f     194 160 000     Hawfinch    Coccothraustes coccothraustes     
50f     72 067 000     Spotted Dove    Streptopelia chinensis     
75f     32 064 000     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
100f     197 025 000     Blackburnian Warbler    Dendroica fusca     
135f     66 040 000     Black-headed Gull    Larus ridibundus     
200f     15 001 000     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 Parrot Amazona vittata Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon California Condor Gymnogyps californianus
40f     104 184 000     Ivory-billed Woodpecker    Campephilus principalis     
50f     146 002 000     Grey-necked Rockfowl    Picathartes oreas     
75f     74 056 000     Kakapo    Strigops habroptila     
100f     74 317 000     Puerto Rican Parrot    Amazona vittata     
135f     24 010 000     Crested Ibis    Nipponia nippon     
200f     28 005 000     California Condor    Gymnogyps californianus     

1996.02  10.09.1996   Birds      
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Blue Bird-of-paradise  Paradisaea rudolphi
1000f     185 042 000     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 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
135f     194 159 000     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     
150f     194 081 000     Eurasian Siskin    Carduelis spinus     
200f     136 111 000     Ring Ouzel    Turdus torquatus     
270f     158 023 000     Crested Tit    Lophophanes cristatus     
300f     187 073 000     Eurasian Nutcracker    Nucifraga caryocatactes     
400f     140 138 000     Common Nightingale    Luscinia megarhynchos     

1997.02  30.07.1997   Song birds      
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Yellow Wagtail  Motacilla flava
1000f     122 060 000     Yellow Wagtail    Motacilla flava     MS

1997.03   Overprint Republique du Benin      
15f     175 041 000     Fiery-breasted Bushshrike    Malaconotus cruentus     1979.01
100f     27 148 000     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     1978.02
100f     27 061 000     African Pygmy-goose    Nettapus auritus     1978.02

1999.01  30.01.1999   Birds      
Gouldian Finch Chloebia 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     191 102 000     Gouldian Finch    Chloebia gouldiae     
150f     201 179 000     Saffron Finch    Sicalis flaveola     
200f     190 091 000     Red-billed Quelea    Quelea quelea     
270f     190 104 000     Yellow-crowned Bishop    Euplectes afer     
300f     201 196 000     Red-crested Cardinal    Paroaria coronata     
400f     201 030 000     Golden-breasted Bunting    Emberiza flaviventris     

1999.02  30.01.1999   Birds      
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Green-backed Twinspot  Mandingoa nitidula
1000f     191 013 000     Green-backed Twinspot    Mandingoa nitidula     MS

1999.03  07.12.1999   Birds      
Locustfinch Paludipasser locustella Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus Red Bishop Euplectes orix Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
135f     191 074 000     Locustfinch    Paludipasser locustella     
150f     191 011 000     Swee Waxbill    Coccopygia melanotis     
200f     191 053 000     Green-winged Pytilia    Pytilia melba     
270f     191 041 000     Red-cheeked Cordonbleu    Uraeginthus bengalus     
300f     190 100 000     Red Bishop    Euplectes orix     
400f     190 061 000     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     

1999.04  07.12.1999   Birds      
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Eastern Paradise-Whydah  Vidua paradisaea
1000f     192 006 000     Eastern Paradise-Whydah    Vidua paradisaea     MS

2000.01   Surcharge      
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Kakapo Strigops habroptila Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
135f     194 160 000     Hawfinch    Coccothraustes coccothraustes     1995.02
150f     32 064 000     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     1995.02
150f     74 056 000     Kakapo    Strigops habroptila     1996.01
150f     158 023 000     Crested Tit    Lophophanes cristatus     1997.01
150f     190 104 000     Yellow-crowned Bishop    Euplectes afer     1999.01

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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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08.05.2008