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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1960.01   30.06.1960   Overprint CONGO on Belgian Congo 1959.01      
20c     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

1963.01   20.04.1963   Protected birds      
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Congo Peacock Afropavo congensis Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill Ceratogymna atrata African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
1f     29     Shoebill    Balaeniceps rex     
2f     24     Marabou Stork    Leptoptilos crumeniferus     
3f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
4f     11     Congo Peacock    Afropavo congensis     
7f     98     Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill    Ceratogymna atrata     
8f     25     African Sacred Ibis    Threskiornis aethiopicus     
10f     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     

1963.02   31.08.1963   Protected birds      
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Plumed Guineafowl Guttera plumifera African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
10c     30     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
20c     9     Plumed Guineafowl    Guttera plumifera     
30c     24     African Openbill    Anastomus lamelligerus     
40c     24     Abdim's Stork    Ciconia abdimii     
5f     14     Hartlaub's Duck    Pteronetta hartlaubii     
6f     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     
20f     24     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     

1964.01   Surcharge on 1960.01      
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
1f     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

1964.02   Overprint REPUBLIQUE... on Belgian Congo 1959.01      
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
1f     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

2000.01   28.02.2000   Wildlife of Africa   6v set   
Gorgeous Bushshrike Chlorophoneus viridis
1f     143     Gorgeous Bushshrike    Chlorophoneus viridis     

2000.02   28.02.2000   Wildlife of Africa   12v sheet   
1f     38     Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
1f     25     Hadada Ibis    Bostrychia hagedash     

2000.03   28.02.2000   Wildlife of Africa   12v sheet   
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
1.50f     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
1.50f     154     Red-backed Shrike    Lanius collurio     
1.50f     215     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     
1.50f     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     

2000.04   16.08.2000   Parrots      
Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius Turquoise-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
4.50f     73     Golden-shouldered Parrot    Psephotus chrysopterygius     
8f     73     Turquoise-fronted Amazon    Amazona aestiva     
8.50f     73     Red-shouldered Macaw    Diopsittaca nobilis     
9f     73     Rosy-faced Lovebird    Agapornis roseicollis     

2000.05   16.08.2000   Parrots   Sheet   

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Violet-necked Lory  Eos squamata Golden Parakeet  Guarouba guarouba Peach-fronted Parakeet  Aratinga aurea Dusky Lory  Pseudeos fuscata Fischer's Lovebird  Agapornis fischeri Jamaican Parakeet  Aratinga nana Mitred Parakeet  Aratinga mitrata Rainbow Lorikeet  Trichoglossus moluccanus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo  Cacatua galerita
5f     73     Violet-necked Lory    Eos squamata     
5f     73     Golden Parakeet    Guarouba guarouba     
5f     73     Peach-fronted Parakeet    Aratinga aurea     
5f     73     Dusky Lory    Pseudeos fuscata     
5f     73     Fischer's Lovebird    Agapornis fischeri     
5f     73     Jamaican Parakeet    Aratinga nana     
5f     73     Mitred Parakeet    Aratinga mitrata     
5f     73     Rainbow Lorikeet    Trichoglossus moluccanus     
5f     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     

2000.06   16.08.2000   Parrots   Sheet   

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Scarlet Macaw  Ara macao Elegant Parrot  Neophema elegans Vernal Hanging Parrot  Loriculus vernalis Sun Parakeet  Aratinga solstitialis Black-headed Parrot  Pionites melanocephalus Barred Parakeet  Bolborhynchus lineola Chestnut-fronted Macaw  Ara severus Golden-shouldered Parrot  Psephotus chrysopterygius Military Macaw  Ara militaris
5f     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     73     Elegant Parrot    Neophema elegans     
5f     73     Vernal Hanging Parrot    Loriculus vernalis     
5f     73     Sun Parakeet    Aratinga solstitialis     
5f     73     Black-headed Parrot    Pionites melanocephalus     
5f     73     Barred Parakeet    Bolborhynchus lineola     
5f     73     Chestnut-fronted Macaw    Ara severus     
5f     73     Golden-shouldered Parrot    Psephotus chrysopterygius     
5f     73     Military Macaw    Ara militaris     

2000.07   16.08.2000   Parrots      
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma
15f     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     MS
15f     73     Double-eyed Fig Parrot    Cyclopsitta diophthalma     MS

2000.08   16.08.2000   Hummingbirds      
White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus
8.50f     86     White-tailed Goldenthroat    Polytmus guainumbi     
9f     86     Peacock Coquette    Lophornis pavoninus     

2000.09   16.08.2000   Hummingbirds   Sheet   

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White-tipped Sicklebill  Eutoxeres aquila Long-tailed Sylph  Aglaiocercus kingii Ruby-throated Hummingbird  Archilochus colubris Red-billed Streamertail  Trochilus polytmus Rainbow-bearded Thornbill  Chalcostigma herrani Sword-billed Hummingbird  Ensifera ensifera Ruby Topaz  Chrysolampis mosquitus Tawny-bellied Hermit  Phaethornis syrmatophorus Bee Hummingbird  Mellisuga helenae
4.50f     86     White-tipped Sicklebill    Eutoxeres aquila     
4.50f     86     Long-tailed Sylph    Aglaiocercus kingii     
4.50f     86     Ruby-throated Hummingbird    Archilochus colubris     
4.50f     86     Red-billed Streamertail    Trochilus polytmus     
4.50f     86     Rainbow-bearded Thornbill    Chalcostigma herrani     
4.50f     86     Sword-billed Hummingbird    Ensifera ensifera     
4.50f     86     Ruby Topaz    Chrysolampis mosquitus     
4.50f     86     Tawny-bellied Hermit    Phaethornis syrmatophorus     
4.50f     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     

2000.10   16.08.2000   Hummingbirds      
Collared Inca Coeligena torquata Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
15f     86     Collared Inca    Coeligena torquata     MS
20f     86     Violet Sabrewing    Campylopterus hemileucurus     MS

2000.11   16.08.2000   Birds of Congo      
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
3f     14     Egyptian Goose    Alopochen aegyptiaca     
3f     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
4.50f     70     Namaqua Dove    Oena capensis     
4.50f     104     Black-collared Barbet    Lybius torquatus     
9f     75     Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata     
9f     38     Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     

2000.12   16.08.2000   Birds of Congo   Sheet   
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Shoebill Balaeniceps rex Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
9f     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
9f     85     Alpine Swift    Tachymarptis melba     
9f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
9f     26     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     
9f     29     Shoebill    Balaeniceps rex     
9f     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     

2000.13   16.08.2000   Birds of Congo   Sheet   
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
9f     215     Southern Red Bishop    Euplectes orix     
9f     215     Red-collared Widowbird    Euplectes ardens     
9f     156     African Golden Oriole    Oriolus auratus     
9f     215     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     
9f     216     Orange-breasted Waxbill    Amandava subflava     
9f     213     Scarlet-chested Sunbird    Chalcomitra senegalensis     

2000.14   16.08.2000   Birds of Congo      
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
15f     61     African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus     MS
20f     92     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     MS

2000.15   Surcharge on Zaire 1996.01      
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
70f     37     Dark Chanting Goshawk    Melierax metabates     

2002.01   Penguins, Rotary   Sheet   

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Western Rockhopper Penguin  Eudyptes chrysocome Adelie Penguin  Pygoscelis adeliae Macaroni Penguin  Eudyptes chrysolophus Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua Not identified  Not identified Adelie Penguin  Pygoscelis adeliae Emperor Penguin  Aptenodytes forsteri Macaroni Penguin  Eudyptes chrysolophus
5f     15     Western Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
5f     15     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
and     15     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
5f     15     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
5f     15     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
5f     15     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
5f
    Not identified     
5f     15     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
5f     15     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
5f     15     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     

2002.02   Water birds   Sheet   

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Red-breasted Merganser  Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser  Mergus serrator King Eider  Somateria spectabilis Harlequin Duck  Histrionicus histrionicus Common Eider  Somateria mollissima Common Eider  Somateria mollissima Red-necked Phalarope  Phalaropus lobatus Gadwall  Anas strepera Harlequin Duck  Histrionicus histrionicus
5f     14     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     
5f     14     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     
5f     14     King Eider    Somateria spectabilis     
5f     14     Harlequin Duck    Histrionicus histrionicus     
5f     14     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     
5f     14     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     
5f     64     Red-necked Phalarope    Phalaropus lobatus     
5f     14     Gadwall    Anas strepera     
5f     14     Harlequin Duck    Histrionicus histrionicus     

2002.03   Parrots   Sheet   

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Red-and-green Macaw  Ara chloropterus Scarlet Macaw  Ara macao Scarlet Macaw  Ara macao Hyacinth Macaw  Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Galah  Eolophus roseicapilla Blue-and-yellow Macaw  Ara ararauna Blue-and-yellow Macaw  Ara ararauna Scarlet Macaw  Ara macao Blue-and-yellow Macaw  Ara ararauna
5f     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     
5f     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     73     Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus     
5f     72     Galah    Eolophus roseicapilla     
5f     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
5f     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
5f     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     

2003.01   26.05.2003   Birds of prey   Strip   
Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
410f     78     Indian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bengalensis     
410f     37     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     
410f     78     Northern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis leucotis     

2003.02   26.05.2003   Birds of prey   Sheet   2003.01
Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
410f     78     Indian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bengalensis     
410f     37     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     
410f     78     Northern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis leucotis     

2003.03   26.05.2003   Birds of prey      2003.01
Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
410f     78     Indian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bengalensis     MS
410f     37     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     MS
410f     78     Northern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis leucotis     MS

2004.01   09.12.2004   Scouts   2x2v sheet   
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Silver

2004.02   09.12.2004   Scouts   2x2v sheet   2004.01
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Gold

2004.03   09.12.2004   Scouts   2v sheet   2004.01
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Silver

2004.04   09.12.2004   Scouts   2v sheet   2004.01
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Gold

2004.05   09.12.2004   Scouts      2004.01
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     MS, silver
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     MS, gold

2005.01   10.01.2005   Scouts   6v sheet   
410f     78     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     

2005.02   10.01.2005   Scouts   2v sheet   2005.01
410f     78     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     

2005.03   10.01.2005   Scouts      2005.01
410f     78     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     MS

2006.01   04.04.2007   Owls      
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
175f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
500f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     

2006.02   04.04.2007   Owls   Sheet   2006.01
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
175f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
500f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     

2006.03   04.04.2007   Owls      
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
375f     78     Cape Eagle-Owl    Bubo capensis     
600f     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     

2006.04   04.04.2007   Owls   Sheet   2006.03
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
375f     78     Cape Eagle-Owl    Bubo capensis     
600f     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     

2006.05   04.04.2007   Owls      2006.01
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
175f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     MS
500f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     MS

2006.06   04.04.2007   Owls      2006.03
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
375f     78     Cape Eagle-Owl    Bubo capensis     MS
600f     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     MS

2007.01   21.11.2007   Scouts      
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
480f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
480f     78     Fraser's Eagle-Owl    Bubo poensis     
480f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
480f     78     African Scops Owl    Otus senegalensis     

2007.02   21.11.2007   Scouts   Sheet   2007.01
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
480f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
480f     78     Fraser's Eagle-Owl    Bubo poensis     
480f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
480f     78     African Scops Owl    Otus senegalensis     

2007.03   21.11.2007   Scouts      2007.01

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African Wood Owl  Strix woodfordii Fraser's Eagle-Owl  Bubo poensis African Wood Owl  Strix woodfordii African Scops Owl  Otus senegalensis
480f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     MS
480f     78     Fraser's Eagle-Owl    Bubo poensis     MS
480f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     MS
480f     78     African Scops Owl    Otus senegalensis     MS

2007.10   Baden Powell   Sheet   

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Eastern Screech Owl  Megascops asio Tawny Owl  Strix aluco Great Horned Owl  Bubo virginianus Spectacled Owl  Pulsatrix perspicillata Papuan Hawk-Owl  Uroglaux dimorpha Northern Saw-whet Owl  Aegolius acadicus
600f     78     Eastern Screech Owl    Megascops asio     
600f     78     Tawny Owl    Strix aluco     
600f     78     Great Horned Owl    Bubo virginianus     
600f     78     Spectacled Owl    Pulsatrix perspicillata     
600f     78     Papuan Hawk-Owl    Uroglaux dimorpha     
600f     78     Northern Saw-whet Owl    Aegolius acadicus     

2007.11   Baden Powell      2007.10
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
600f     78     Tawny Owl    Strix aluco     MS

Congo (Kinshasa) map

Location: Central Africa
Country name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; former: Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire
Population: 66.5 million
Climate: tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands
Terrain: vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east

Birds: 1188 species. 14 endemic species.

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