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1966.01  30.09.1966   Overprint REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA on Bechuanaland 1961.01      
1c     172 013 000     African Golden Oriole    Oriolus auratus     
2c     96 001 000     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
2½c     164 039 000     Scarlet-chested Sunbird    Chalcomitra senegalensis     
3c     190 107 000     Yellow Bishop    Euplectes capensis     
5c     92 011 000     Swallow-tailed Bee-eater    Merops hirundineus     
7½c     98 014 000     African Grey Hornbill    Tockus nasutus     
10c     190 024 000     Red-headed Weaver    Anaplectes rubriceps     
12½c     89 043 000     Brown-hooded Kingfisher    Halcyon albiventris     

1967.01  03.01.1967   Birds      
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsipsirupa Blue-breasted Cordonbleu Uraeginthus angolensis Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas Crimson-breasted Gonolek Laniarius atrococcineus Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor Common Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
1c     172 012 000     Eurasian Golden Oriole    Oriolus oriolus     
2c     96 001 000     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
3c     136 098 000     Groundscraper Thrush    Psophocichla litsipsirupa     
4c     191 040 000     Blue-breasted Cordonbleu    Uraeginthus angolensis     
5c     31 001 000     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     
7c     98 007 000     Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill    Tockus leucomelas     
10c     175 024 000     Crimson-breasted Gonolek    Laniarius atrococcineus     
15c     89 011 000     Malachite Kingfisher    Alcedo cristata     
20c     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
25c     75 020 000     Grey Go-away-bird    Corythaixoides concolor     
35c     97 007 000     Common Scimitar-bill    Rhinopomastus cyanomelas     
50c     27 057 000     Comb Duck    Sarkidiornis melanotos     
1r     101 002 000     Crested Barbet    Trachyphonus vaillantii     
2r     76 045 000     Dideric Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx caprius     

1975.01  23.06.1975   Rock paintings, Tsodilo Hills   4v set   
Ostrich Struthio camelus
4c     1 001 000     Ostrich    Struthio camelus     

1978.01  03.07.1978   Birds      
White-quilled Bustard Eupodotis afraoides Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides African Jacana Actophilornis africanus African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii Red Bishop Euplectes orix Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maximus White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata Striated Heron Butorides striata Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
1t     51 021 000     White-quilled Bustard    Eupodotis afraoides     
2t     22 018 000     Marabou Stork    Leptoptilos crumeniferus     
3t     97 001 000     Green Woodhoopoe    Phoeniculus purpureus     
4t     92 026 000     Southern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicoides     
5t     52 002 000     African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus     
7t     143 020 000     African Paradise-Flycatcher    Terpsiphone viridis     
10t     104 064 000     Bennett's Woodpecker    Campethera bennettii     
15t     190 100 000     Red Bishop    Euplectes orix     
20t     60 011 000     Crowned Lapwing    Vanellus coronatus     
25t     89 085 000     Giant Kingfisher    Megaceryle maximus     
30t     27 007 000     White-faced Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     
35t     20 034 000     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     
45t     20 007 000     Black-headed Heron    Ardea melanocephala     
50t     78 080 000     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     
1p     30 094 000     Gabar Goshawk    Micronisus gabar     
2p     30 225 000     Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus     
5p     22 015 000     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     

1979.01  27.08.1979   Sir Rowland Hill, stamp on stamp   3v set   1967.01
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
45t     96 001 000     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     

1980.01  06.10.1980   World tourism conference      
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5t     25 004 000     Lesser Flamingo    Phoenicopterus minor     

1981.01  01.09.1981   Surcharge on 1978.01      
Striated Heron Butorides striata Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
25t     20 034 000     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     
30t     104 064 000     Bennett's Woodpecker    Campethera bennettii     

1982.01  01.07.1982   Birds      
Southern Masked-Weaver Ploceus velatus Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides Ostrich Struthio camelus Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha Barn Owl Tyto alba Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
1t     190 051 000     Southern Masked-Weaver    Ploceus velatus     
2t     164 056 000     Miombo Sunbird    Cinnyris manoensis     
3t     92 007 000     White-fronted Bee-eater    Merops bullockoides     
4t     1 001 000     Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
5t     66 034 000     Grey-headed Gull    Larus cirrocephalus     
6t     27 061 000     African Pygmy-goose    Nettapus auritus     
7t     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
8t     32 057 000     Lanner Falcon    Falco biarmicus     
10t     22 003 000     Yellow-billed Stork    Mycteria ibis     
15t     27 105 000     Red-billed Duck    Anas erythrorhyncha     
20t     77 014 000     Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
25t     21 001 000     Hamerkop    Scopus umbretta     
30t     57 001 000     Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus     
35t     60 003 000     Blacksmith Plover    Vanellus armatus     
45t     60 012 000     Wattled Lapwing    Vanellus senegallus     
50t     39 003 000     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     
1p     30 055 000     Cape Griffon    Gyps coprotheres     
2p     30 199 000     Augur Buzzard    Buteo augur     

1983.01  19.04.1983   Endangered species   4v set   
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus
7t     43 005 000     Wattled Crane    Bugeranus carunculatus     

1987.01  01.04.1987   Surcharge on 1982.01      
3t     27 061 000     African Pygmy-goose    Nettapus auritus     
5t     22 003 000     Yellow-billed Stork    Mycteria ibis     
20t     39 003 000     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     

1987.02  03.08.1987   Animals   20v set   
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
12t     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

1989.01  05.07.1989   Red-throated Heron      
Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula
8t     20 016 000     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
15t     20 016 000     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
30t     20 016 000     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
60t     20 016 000     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     

1989.02  05.07.1989   Red-throated Heron   Sheet   1989.01
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Slaty Egret  Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret  Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret  Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret  Egretta vinaceigula
8t     20 016 000     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
15t     20 016 000     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
30t     20 016 000     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
60t     20 016 000     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     

1990.01  27.04.1990   Surcharge on 1987.02      
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
50t     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

1991.01  30.09.1991   African tourism year   4v set   
15t     27 007 000     White-faced Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     
35t     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
2p     27 007 000     White-faced Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     = 15t + 35t
and     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     

1992.01  09.03.1992   Surcharge on 1987.02      
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
8t     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
10t     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

1993.01  30.08.1993   Endangered eagles      
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
10t     30 227 000     Long-crested Eagle    Lophaetus occipitalis     
25t     30 062 000     Black-breasted Snake-Eagle    Circaetus pectoralis     
50t     30 066 000     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     
1.50p     31 001 000     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     

1994.01  26.09.1994   Environment protection   4v set   
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor
10t     25 004 000     Lesser Flamingo    Phoenicopterus minor     

1995.01  06.11.1995   WWF   4v strip   
Ostrich Struthio camelus
80t     1 001 000     Ostrich    Struthio camelus     Egg

1997.01  04.08.1997   Birds      
Pel's Fishing-Owl Scotopelia peli African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Cape Shoveler Anas smithii Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia White Stork Ciconia ciconia Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
5t     78 096 000     Pel's Fishing-Owl    Scotopelia peli     
10t     30 088 000     African Harrier-Hawk    Polyboroides typus     
15t     74 178 000     Meyer's Parrot    Poicephalus meyeri     
20t     38 067 000     Harlequin Quail    Coturnix delegorguei     
25t     164 070 000     Mariqua Sunbird    Cinnyris mariquensis     
30t     136 103 000     Kurrichane Thrush    Turdus libonyanus     
40t     191 067 000     Red-headed Finch    Amadina erythrocephala     
50t     190 002 000     Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver    Bubalornis niger     
60t     24 001 000     Sacred Ibis    Threskiornis aethiopicus     
70t     27 113 000     Cape Shoveler    Anas smithii     
80t     103 016 000     Greater Honeyguide    Indicator indicator     
1p     89 040 000     Woodland Kingfisher    Halcyon senegalensis     
1.25p     20 012 000     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     
1.50p     188 114 000     Yellow-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus africanus     
2p     192 009 000     Shaft-tailed Whydah    Vidua regia     
2.50p     22 012 000     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
5p     30 131 000     Ovampo Sparrowhawk    Accipiter ovampensis     
10p     46 090 000     Spotted Crake    Porzana porzana     

2000.01  05.04.2000   Scenic rivers   4v set   
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris
35t     22 015 000     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
2p     68 002 000     African Skimmer    Rynchops flavirostris     

2000.02  06.12.2000   Okawango delta   5v set   
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus Pel's Fishing-Owl Scotopelia peli
1.75p     43 005 000     Wattled Crane    Bugeranus carunculatus     
2p     78 096 000     Pel's Fishing-Owl    Scotopelia peli     

2000.03  06.12.2000   Okawango delta   5v sheet   2000.02
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Wattled Crane  Bugeranus carunculatus Pel's Fishing-Owl  Scotopelia peli
1.75p     43 005 000     Wattled Crane    Bugeranus carunculatus     
2p     78 096 000     Pel's Fishing-Owl    Scotopelia peli     

2001.01  01.02.2001   Hong Kong 2001   5v sheet   2000.03
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Wattled Crane  Bugeranus carunculatus Pel's Fishing-Owl  Scotopelia peli
1.75p     43 005 000     Wattled Crane    Bugeranus carunculatus     
2p     78 096 000     Pel's Fishing-Owl    Scotopelia peli     

2001.02  12.05.2001   Kgalagadi transfrontier park   4v set   
Social Weaver Philetairus socius
35t     32 020 000     Pygmy Falcon    Polihierax semitorquatus     
and     190 013 000     Social Weaver    Philetairus socius     

2001.03  12.12.2001   Chobe river   5v set   
Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides
50t     92 026 000     Southern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicoides     

2001.04  12.12.2001   Chobe river   5v sheet   2001.03
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Southern Carmine Bee-eater  Merops nubicoides
50t     92 026 000     Southern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicoides     

2002.01  18.12.2002   Makgadikgadi pans   5v set   
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
2.50p     15 001 000     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
and     25 001 000     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
2.75p     25 001 000     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
and     15 001 000     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
3.30p     15 001 000     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
and     25 001 000     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     

2002.02  18.12.2002   Makgadikgadi pans   5v sheet   2002.01
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Greater Flamingo  Phoenicopterus roseus Great White Pelican  Pelecanus onocrotalus Greater Flamingo  Phoenicopterus roseus
2.50p     15 001 000     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
and     25 001 000     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
2.75p     25 001 000     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
and     15 001 000     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
3.30p     15 001 000     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
and     25 001 000     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     

2003.01  23.12.2003   Limpopo river   5v set   
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Ostrich Struthio camelus
1.45p     30 218 000     Verreaux's Eagle    Aquila verreauxii     
2.50p     1 001 000     Ostrich    Struthio camelus     

2003.02  23.12.2003   Limpopo river   5v sheet   2003.01
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Verreaux's Eagle  Aquila verreauxii Ostrich  Struthio camelus
1.45p     30 218 000     Verreaux's Eagle    Aquila verreauxii     
2.50p     1 001 000     Ostrich    Struthio camelus     

2004.01  11.10.2004   SAPOA   Sheet   
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Peregrine Falcon  Falco peregrinus African Fish-Eagle  Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish-Eagle  Haliaeetus vocifer Bar-tailed Trogon  Apaloderma vittatum Purple-crested Turaco  Tauraco porphyreolophus African Fish-Eagle  Haliaeetus vocifer Blue Crane  Anthropoides paradiseus Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis
40t     32 064 000     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
50t     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
60t     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
70t     88 003 000     Bar-tailed Trogon    Apaloderma vittatum     
80t     75 015 000     Purple-crested Turaco    Tauraco porphyreolophus     
1p     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
2p     43 004 000     Blue Crane    Anthropoides paradiseus     
5p     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

2004.02  11.10.2004   SAPOA      2004.01
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
5p     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

2005.01  20.12.2005   Christmas      
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Namaqua Dove Oena capensis African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
80t     72 068 000     Laughing Dove    Streptopelia senegalensis     
2.10p     72 062 000     Red-eyed Dove    Streptopelia semitorquata     
3.90p     72 089 000     Namaqua Dove    Oena capensis     
4.70p     72 208 000     African Green-Pigeon    Treron calvus     

2007.01  13.03.2007   Kingfishers      
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
1.10p     89 089 000     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     
2.60p     89 011 000     Malachite Kingfisher    Alcedo cristata     
4.10p     89 040 000     Woodland Kingfisher    Halcyon senegalensis     
4.90p     89 043 000     Brown-hooded Kingfisher    Halcyon albiventris     

2007.02  09.10.2007   SAPOA   5v sheet   
4.90p     188 114 000     Yellow-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus africanus     

2007.03  13.10.2007   University of Botswana   4v set   
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
4.10p     52 002 000     African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus     

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Location: Southern Africa; (formerly Bechuanaland)
Population: 1.5 million
Climate: semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Terrain: predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest

Birds: 604 species

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