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Comoro Islands
Bird stamps from Comoro Islands

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1967.01  20.06.1967   Birds      
Anjouan Sunbird Cinnyris comorensis Malagasy Kingfisher Alcedo vintsioides Red-headed Fody Foudia eminentissima Cuckoo-Roller Leptosomus discolor Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
2f     164 101 000     Anjouan Sunbird    Cinnyris comorensis     
10f     89 012 000     Malagasy Kingfisher    Alcedo vintsioides     
15f     190 094 000     Red-headed Fody    Foudia eminentissima     
30f     95 001 000     Cuckoo-Roller    Leptosomus discolor     
75f     143 022 000     Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher    Terpsiphone mutata     
100f     92 019 000     Madagascar Bee-eater    Merops superciliosus     

1971.01  12.03.1971   Birds      
Great Egret Ardea alba Comoro Pigeon Columba pollenii Striated Heron Butorides striata Comoro Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas sganzini Grand Comoro Flycatcher Humblotia flavirostris Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
5f     20 013 000     Great Egret    Ardea alba     
10f     72 022 000     Comoro Pigeon    Columba pollenii     
15f     20 034 000     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     
25f     72 265 000     Comoro Blue-Pigeon    Alectroenas sganzini     
35f     140 054 000     Grand Comoro Flycatcher    Humblotia flavirostris     
40f     46 114 000     Allen's Gallinule    Porphyrio alleni     

1975.01   Overprint ETAT COMORIEN on 1967.01      
Anjouan Sunbird Cinnyris comorensis
10f     164 101 000     Anjouan Sunbird    Cinnyris comorensis     

1975.02   Overprint ETAT COMORIEN on 1971.01      
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
40f     46 114 000     Allen's Gallinule    Porphyrio alleni     

1976.01  30.12.1976   Endangered animals   6v set   
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15f     28 006 000     Andean Condor    Vultur gryphus     

1977.01  14.04.1977   Endangered animals   6v set   
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400f     7 017 000     Galapagos Penguin    Spheniscus mendiculus     

1978.01  06.02.1978   Birds      
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus Malagasy Kingfisher Alcedo vintsioides Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata Anjouan Sunbird Cinnyris comorensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta
15f     46 114 000     Allen's Gallinule    Porphyrio alleni     
20f     92 019 000     Madagascar Bee-eater    Merops superciliosus     
35f     89 012 000     Malagasy Kingfisher    Alcedo vintsioides     
40f     143 022 000     Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher    Terpsiphone mutata     
75f     164 101 000     Anjouan Sunbird    Cinnyris comorensis     
400f     20 023 000     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     

1978.02  06.02.1978   Birds      
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Red-headed Fody  Foudia eminentissima
500f     190 094 000     Red-headed Fody    Foudia eminentissima     MS

1979.01  10.04.1979   Fauna   3v set   
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50f     95 001 000     Cuckoo-Roller    Leptosomus discolor     
75f     92 019 000     Madagascar Bee-eater    Merops superciliosus     

1979.02  02.05.1979   Overprint Republique Federale… on 1978.01      
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15f     46 114 000     Allen's Gallinule    Porphyrio alleni     
30f     89 012 000     Malagasy Kingfisher    Alcedo vintsioides     
50f     92 019 000     Madagascar Bee-eater    Merops superciliosus     
50f     143 022 000     Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher    Terpsiphone mutata     
200f     164 101 000     Anjouan Sunbird    Cinnyris comorensis     

1981.01   Surcharge on 1979.01      
Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
60f     92 019 000     Madagascar Bee-eater    Merops superciliosus     

1985.01  15.01.1985   Audubon      
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
100f     121 046 000     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
125f     203 055 000     Baltimore Oriole    Icterus galbula     
150f     30 175 000     Red-shouldered Hawk    Buteo lineatus     
500f     104 059 000     Red-breasted Sapsucker    Sphyrapicus ruber     

1989.01  15.03.1989   Scouts   6v set   
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375f     191 104 000     Bronze Mannikin    Spermestes cucullatus     
500f     169 011 000     Madagascar White-eye    Zosterops maderaspatanus     

1989.02  15.03.1989   Scouts   6v sheet   1989.01
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Bronze Mannikin  Spermestes cucullatus Madagascar White-eye  Zosterops maderaspatanus
375f     191 104 000     Bronze Mannikin    Spermestes cucullatus     
500f     169 011 000     Madagascar White-eye    Zosterops maderaspatanus     

1989.03  15.03.1989   Scouts      1989.01
375f     191 104 000     Bronze Mannikin    Spermestes cucullatus     MS
500f     169 011 000     Madagascar White-eye    Zosterops maderaspatanus     MS
750f     190 095 000     Forest Fody    Foudia omissa     MS

1989.04  15.03.1989   Scouts      
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Grey-headed Lovebird  Agapornis canus
1500f     74 164 000     Grey-headed Lovebird    Agapornis canus     MS

1994.01  05.04.1994   Prehistoric animals   16v sheet   
150f     0 4000     Diatryma    Diatryma sp     
525f     0 8000     Euryapteryx    Euryapteryx sp     

1998.01  10.08.1998   Marine life   9v sheet   
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150f     67 007 000     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     
150f     66 049 000     Franklin's Gull    Larus pipixcan     

1998.02  10.08.1998   Marine life   12v sheet   
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200f     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

1998.03   Birds   Sheet   
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Regal Sunbird  Cinnyris regius Malachite Kingfisher  Alcedo cristata Long-tailed Shrike  Lanius schach Red-and-yellow Barbet  Trachyphonus erythrocephalus Green-winged Pytilia  Pytilia melba Lilac-breasted Roller  Coracias caudatus Vulturine Guineafowl  Acryllium vulturinum Red Bishop  Euplectes orix Black Bustard  Eupodotis afra
175f     164 064 000     Regal Sunbird    Cinnyris regius     
175f     89 011 000     Malachite Kingfisher    Alcedo cristata     
175f     174 010 000     Long-tailed Shrike    Lanius schach     
175f     101 003 000     Red-and-yellow Barbet    Trachyphonus erythrocephalus     
175f     191 053 000     Green-winged Pytilia    Pytilia melba     
175f     93 003 000     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     
175f     39 006 000     Vulturine Guineafowl    Acryllium vulturinum     
175f     190 100 000     Red Bishop    Euplectes orix     
175f     51 020 000     Black Bustard    Eupodotis afra     

1998.04   Birds of prey   Sheet   
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Shikra  Accipiter badius Red-tailed Hawk  Buteo jamaicensis Black Kite  Milvus migrans African Fish-Eagle  Haliaeetus vocifer Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Eurasian Griffon  Gyps fulvus Peregrine Falcon  Falco peregrinus Osprey  Pandion haliaetus Harpy Eagle  Harpia harpyja
200f     30 101 000     Shikra    Accipiter badius     
200f     30 189 000     Red-tailed Hawk    Buteo jamaicensis     
200f     30 031 000     Black Kite    Milvus migrans     
200f     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
200f     30 040 000     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
200f     30 054 000     Eurasian Griffon    Gyps fulvus     
200f     32 064 000     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
200f     29 001 000     Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     
200f     30 203 000     Harpy Eagle    Harpia harpyja     

1999.01  25.01.1999   Birds      
Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
75f     199 163 000     Green-headed Tanager    Tangara seledon     
75f     70 021 000     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     
150f     46 056 000     Water Rail    Rallus aquaticus     
150f     164 115 000     Fork-tailed Sunbird    Aethopyga christinae     
200f     38 018 000     Black Francolin    Francolinus francolinus     
200f     38 113 000     Himalayan Monal    Lophophorus impejanus     
375f     153 008 000     Splendid Fairywren    Malurus splendens     
375f     147 206 000     Silver-eared Mesia    Leiothrix argentauris     

1999.02  25.01.1999   Birds      
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1500f     102 039 000     Red-billed Toucan    Ramphastos tucanus     MS
1500f     52 007 000     Northern Jacana    Jacana spinosa     MS

1999.03  25.01.1999   Waterbirds   Sheet   
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Common Pochard  Aythya ferina Common Goldeneye  Bucephala clangula Red-breasted Merganser  Mergus serrator Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos Wood Duck  Aix sponsa Baikal Teal  Anas formosa
375f     27 121 000     Common Pochard    Aythya ferina     
375f     27 142 000     Common Goldeneye    Bucephala clangula     
375f     27 148 000     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     
375f     27 089 000     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
375f     27 063 000     Wood Duck    Aix sponsa     
375f     27 076 000     Baikal Teal    Anas formosa     

1999.04  25.01.1999   Birds of prey   Sheet   
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Merlin  Falco columbarius Boreal Owl  Aegolius funereus Golden Eagle  Aquila chrysaetos Buffy Fish-Owl  Ketupa ketupu Southern Caracara  Caracara plancus Spectacled Owl  Pulsatrix perspicillata
375f     32 046 000     Merlin    Falco columbarius     
375f     78 162 000     Boreal Owl    Aegolius funereus     
375f     30 216 000     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     
375f     78 095 000     Buffy Fish-Owl    Ketupa ketupu     
375f     32 008 000     Southern Caracara    Caracara plancus     
375f     78 120 000     Spectacled Owl    Pulsatrix perspicillata     

1999.05  25.01.1999   Protection of the world's environment   4v sheet   
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Great Egret  Ardea alba Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill  Tockus flavirostris
375f     20 013 000     Great Egret    Ardea alba     
375f     98 006 000     Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill    Tockus flavirostris     

1999.06  25.01.1999   Protection of the world's environment   4v sheet   
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Emperor Penguin  Aptenodytes forsteri
375f     7 002 000     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     

1999.07  25.01.1999   Protection of the world's environment   4v sheet   
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Caribbean Flamingo  Phoenicopterus ruber Caribbean Flamingo  Phoenicopterus ruber Caribbean Flamingo  Phoenicopterus ruber
375f     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
and     25 002 000     Caribbean Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
375f     25 002 000     Caribbean Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
375f     25 002 000     Caribbean Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     

1999.08  25.01.1999   Fauna and flora   8v sheet   
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150f     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1999.09  25.01.1999   Fauna and flora   8v sheet   
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150f     27 032 000     Hawaiian Goose    Branta sandvicensis     

1999.10  25.01.1999   Fauna and flora   8v sheet   
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150f     25 002 000     Caribbean Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     

1999.11  25.01.1999   Fauna and flora      
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1500f     74 323 000     Red-crowned Parrot    Amazona viridigenalis     MS
1500f     7 003 000     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     MS

1999.12  25.01.1999   Prehistoric animals   12v sheet   
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150f     0 1000     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

1999.13  25.01.1999   Prehistoric animals      
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1500f     0 4000     Diatryma    Diatryma sp     MS

Comoros map

Location: Southern Africa, group of islands in the Mozambique Channel
Population: 731,700
Climate: tropical marine; rainy season
Terrain: volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills

Birds: 146 species. 14 endemic species.

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08.05.2008