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1960.01  30.06.1960   Overprint CONGO on Belgian Congo 1959.01      
20c     20 033 000     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 Hornbill Ceratogymna atrata Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Grey Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum
1f     23 001 000     Shoebill    Balaeniceps rex     
2f     22 018 000     Marabou Stork    Leptoptilos crumeniferus     
3f     25 001 000     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
4f     38 155 000     Congo Peacock    Afropavo congensis     
7f     98 054 000     Black-casqued Hornbill    Ceratogymna atrata     
8f     24 001 000     Sacred Ibis    Threskiornis aethiopicus     
10f     43 001 000     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     15 001 000     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
20c     39 004 000     Plumed Guineafowl    Guttera plumifera     
30c     22 006 000     African Openbill    Anastomus lamelligerus     
40c     22 008 000     Abdim's Stork    Ciconia abdimii     
5f     27 058 000     Hartlaub's Duck    Pteronetta hartlaubii     
6f     31 001 000     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     
20f     22 015 000     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     

1964.01   Surcharge on 1960.01      
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
1f     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

1964.02   Overprint REPUBLIQUE... on Belgian Congo 1959.01      
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
1f     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

2000.01  28.02.2000   Wildlife of Africa   6v set   
Four-coloured Bushshrike Telophorus viridis
1f     175 039 000     Four-coloured Bushshrike    Telophorus viridis     

2000.02  28.02.2000   Wildlife of Africa   12v sheet   
1f     32 028 000     Eurasian Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
1f     24 013 000     Hadada Ibis    Bostrychia hagedash     

2000.03  28.02.2000   Wildlife of Africa   12v sheet   
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European Bee-eater  Merops apiaster Red-backed Shrike  Lanius collurio Village Weaver  Ploceus cucullatus Eurasian Hoopoe  Upupa epops
1.50f     92 022 000     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
1.50f     174 003 000     Red-backed Shrike    Lanius collurio     
1.50f     190 061 000     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     
1.50f     96 001 000     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     

2000.04  16.08.2000   Parrots      
Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius Blue-fronted Parrot Amazona aestiva Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
4.50f     74 094 000     Golden-shouldered Parrot    Psephotus chrysopterygius     
8f     74 332 000     Blue-fronted Parrot    Amazona aestiva     
8.50f     74 200 000     Red-shouldered Macaw    Diopsittaca nobilis     
9f     74 168 000     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 Olive-throated Parakeet  Aratinga nana Mitred Parakeet  Aratinga mitrata Rainbow Lorikeet  Trichoglossus haematodus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo  Cacatua galerita
5f     74 006 000     Violet-necked Lory    Eos squamata     
5f     74 204 000     Golden Parakeet    Guarouba guarouba     
5f     74 227 000     Peach-fronted Parakeet    Aratinga aurea     
5f     74 011 000     Dusky Lory    Pseudeos fuscata     
5f     74 169 000     Fischer's Lovebird    Agapornis fischeri     
5f     74 225 000     Olive-throated Parakeet    Aratinga nana     
5f     74 212 000     Mitred Parakeet    Aratinga mitrata     
5f     74 013 000     Rainbow Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
5f     73 017 000     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     74 192 000     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     74 098 000     Elegant Parrot    Neophema elegans     
5f     74 150 000     Vernal Hanging-Parrot    Loriculus vernalis     
5f     74 220 000     Sun Parakeet    Aratinga solstitialis     
5f     74 292 000     Black-headed Parrot    Pionites melanocephalus     
5f     74 263 000     Barred Parakeet    Bolborhynchus lineola     
5f     74 195 000     Chestnut-fronted Macaw    Ara severus     
5f     74 094 000     Golden-shouldered Parrot    Psephotus chrysopterygius     
5f     74 190 000     Military Macaw    Ara militaris     

2000.07  16.08.2000   Parrots      
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Blue-and-yellow Macaw  Ara ararauna Double-eyed Fig-Parrot  Cyclopsitta diophthalma
15f     74 188 000     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     MS
15f     74 064 000     Double-eyed Fig-Parrot    Cyclopsitta diophthalma     MS

2000.08  16.08.2000   Hummingbirds      
White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus
8.50f     86 139 000     White-tailed Goldenthroat    Polytmus guainumbi     
9f     86 082 000     Peacock Coquette    Lophornis pavoninus     

2000.09  16.08.2000   Hummingbirds   Sheet   
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White-tipped Sicklebill  Eutoxeres aquila Long-tailed Sylph  Aglaiocercus kingi Ruby-throated Hummingbird  Archilochus colubris Red-billed Streamertail  Trochilus polytmus Rainbow-bearded Thornbill  Chalcostigma herrani Sword-billed Hummingbird  Ensifera ensifera Ruby-topaz Hummingbird  Chrysolampis mosquitus Tawny-bellied Hermit  Phaethornis syrmatophorus Bee Hummingbird  Mellisuga helenae
4.50f     86 002 000     White-tipped Sicklebill    Eutoxeres aquila     
4.50f     86 290 000     Long-tailed Sylph    Aglaiocercus kingi     
4.50f     86 318 000     Ruby-throated Hummingbird    Archilochus colubris     
4.50f     86 090 000     Red-billed Streamertail    Trochilus polytmus     
4.50f     86 287 000     Rainbow-bearded Thornbill    Chalcostigma herrani     
4.50f     86 236 000     Sword-billed Hummingbird    Ensifera ensifera     
4.50f     86 070 000     Ruby-topaz Hummingbird    Chrysolampis mosquitus     
4.50f     86 016 000     Tawny-bellied Hermit    Phaethornis syrmatophorus     
4.50f     86 317 000     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     

2000.10  16.08.2000   Hummingbirds      
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Collared Inca  Coeligena torquata Violet Sabrewing  Campylopterus hemileucurus
15f     86 228 000     Collared Inca    Coeligena torquata     MS
20f     86 043 000     Violet Sabrewing    Campylopterus hemileucurus     MS

2000.11  16.08.2000   Birds of Congo      
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
3f     27 043 000     Egyptian Goose    Alopochen aegyptiaca     
3f     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
4.50f     72 089 000     Namaqua Dove    Oena capensis     
4.50f     101 036 000     Black-collared Barbet    Lybius torquatus     
9f     75 001 000     Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata     
9f     32 028 000     Eurasian Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     

2000.12  16.08.2000   Birds of Congo   Sheet   
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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     89 042 000     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
9f     84 083 000     Alpine Swift    Tachymarptis melba     
9f     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
9f     20 012 000     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     
9f     23 001 000     Shoebill    Balaeniceps rex     
9f     43 001 000     Grey Crowned-Crane    Balearica regulorum     

2000.13  16.08.2000   Birds of Congo   Sheet   
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Red Bishop  Euplectes orix Red-collared Widowbird  Euplectes ardens African Golden Oriole  Oriolus auratus Village Weaver  Ploceus cucullatus Zebra Waxbill  Sporaeginthus subflavus Scarlet-chested Sunbird  Chalcomitra senegalensis
9f     190 100 000     Red Bishop    Euplectes orix     
9f     190 110 000     Red-collared Widowbird    Euplectes ardens     
9f     172 013 000     African Golden Oriole    Oriolus auratus     
9f     190 061 000     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     
9f     191 068 000     Zebra Waxbill    Sporaeginthus subflavus     
9f     164 039 000     Scarlet-chested Sunbird    Chalcomitra senegalensis     

2000.14  16.08.2000   Birds of Congo      
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African Jacana  Actophilornis africanus Pied Kingfisher  Ceryle rudis
15f     52 002 000     African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus     MS
20f     89 089 000     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     MS

2000.15   Surcharge on Zaire 1996.01      
Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
70f     30 091 000     Dark Chanting-Goshawk    Melierax metabates     

2002.01   Penguins, Rotary   Sheet   
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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     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
5f     7 002 000     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
and     7 004 000     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
5f     7 011 000     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
5f     7 003 000     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
5f     7 003 000     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
5f
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5f     7 004 000     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
5f     7 002 000     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
5f     7 011 000     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     27 148 000     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     
5f     27 148 000     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     
5f     27 134 000     King Eider    Somateria spectabilis     
5f     27 137 000     Harlequin Duck    Histrionicus histrionicus     
5f     27 133 000     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     
5f     27 133 000     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     
5f     62 088 000     Red-necked Phalarope    Phalaropus lobatus     
5f     27 075 000     Gadwall    Anas strepera     
5f     27 137 000     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     74 193 000     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     
5f     74 192 000     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     74 192 000     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     74 185 000     Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus     
5f     73 008 000     Galah    Eolophus roseicapilla     
5f     74 188 000     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
5f     74 188 000     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
5f     74 192 000     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     74 188 000     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     

2003.01  26.05.2003   Birds of prey   Strip   
Rock Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
410f     78 077 000     Rock Eagle-Owl    Bubo bengalensis     
410f     30 210 000     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     
410f     78 071 000     Northern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis leucotis     

2003.02  26.05.2003   Birds of prey   Sheet   2003.01
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Rock Eagle-Owl  Bubo bengalensis Tawny Eagle  Aquila rapax Northern White-faced Owl  Ptilopsis leucotis
410f     78 077 000     Rock Eagle-Owl    Bubo bengalensis     
410f     30 210 000     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     
410f     78 071 000     Northern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis leucotis     

2003.03  26.05.2003   Birds of prey      2003.01
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Rock Eagle-Owl  Bubo bengalensis Tawny Eagle  Aquila rapax Northern White-faced Owl  Ptilopsis leucotis
410f     78 077 000     Rock Eagle-Owl    Bubo bengalensis     MS
410f     30 210 000     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     MS
410f     78 071 000     Northern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis leucotis     MS

2004.01  09.12.2004   Scouts   2x2v sheet   
1800f     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Silver

2004.02  09.12.2004   Scouts   2x2v sheet   2004.01
1800f     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Gold

2004.03  09.12.2004   Scouts   2v sheet   2004.01
1800f     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Silver

2004.04  09.12.2004   Scouts   2v sheet   2004.01
1800f     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Gold

2004.05  09.12.2004   Scouts      2004.01
1800f     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     MS, silver
1800f     30 036 000     African Fish-Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     MS, gold

2005.01  10.01.2005   Scouts   6v sheet   
410f     78 126 000     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     

2005.02  10.01.2005   Scouts   2v sheet   2005.01
410f     78 126 000     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     

2005.03  10.01.2005   Scouts      2005.01
410f     78 126 000     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     MS

2006.01   Owls      
African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii
175f     78 113 000     African Wood-Owl    Strix woodfordii     
500f     78 113 000     African Wood-Owl    Strix woodfordii     

2006.02   Owls   Sheet   2006.01
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African Wood-Owl  Strix woodfordii African Wood-Owl  Strix woodfordii
175f     78 113 000     African Wood-Owl    Strix woodfordii     
500f     78 113 000     African Wood-Owl    Strix woodfordii     

2006.03   Owls      
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
375f     78 079 000     Cape Eagle-Owl    Bubo capensis     
600f     78 080 000     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     

2006.04   Owls   Sheet   2006.03
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Cape Eagle-Owl  Bubo capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl  Bubo africanus
375f     78 079 000     Cape Eagle-Owl    Bubo capensis     
600f     78 080 000     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     

2006.05   Owls      2006.01
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African Wood-Owl  Strix woodfordii African Wood-Owl  Strix woodfordii
175f     78 113 000     African Wood-Owl    Strix woodfordii     MS
500f     78 113 000     African Wood-Owl    Strix woodfordii     MS

2006.06   Owls      2006.03
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Cape Eagle-Owl  Bubo capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl  Bubo africanus
375f     78 079 000     Cape Eagle-Owl    Bubo capensis     MS
600f     78 080 000     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     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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08.05.2008