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Cape Verde Islands
Bird stamps from Cape Verde Islands

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1981.01  30.12.1981   Birds      
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Barn Owl Tyto alba Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
1e     20 023 000     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     
4.50e     77 014 000     Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
8e     89 037 000     Grey-headed Kingfisher    Halcyon leucocephala     
10e     46 119 000     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
12e     39 003 000     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     

1981.02  30.12.1981   Birds      
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Razo Skylark  Alauda razae
50e     120 095 000     Razo Skylark    Alauda razae     MS

1993.01  29.10.1993   Nature reserves      
Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
10e     11 057 000     Cape Verde Shearwater    Calonectris edwardsii     
30e     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
40e     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
41e     14 001 000     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     

1994.01  18.02.1994   Hong Kong 94      1993.01
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Magnificent Frigatebird  Fregata magnificens
40e     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     No year imprint MS

2003.01  19.07.2003   Herons and egrets      
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Little Egret Egretta garzetta
10e     20 012 000     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     
27e     20 003 000     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     
42e     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
60e     20 023 000     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     

2005.01  08.08.2005   Birds      
Cape Verde Sparrow Passer iagoensis Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cape Verde Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis
19e     189 009 000     Cape Verde Sparrow    Passer iagoensis     
42e     191 027 000     Common Waxbill    Estrilda astrild     
44e     189 002 000     House Sparrow    Passer domesticus     
55e     138 098 000     Cape Verde Swamp-Warbler    Acrocephalus brevipennis     

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Location: Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean
Population: 426,900
Climate: temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
Terrain: steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic

Birds: 186 species. 4 endemic species.

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13.05.2008