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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1953.01   28.07.1953   Express mail      
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
10c     66     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     

1955.01   12.12.1955   Christmas greetings      
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
2c     11     Wild Turkey    Meleagris gallopavo     
4c     11     Wild Turkey    Meleagris gallopavo     = 2c

1956.01   26.06.1956   Birds      
Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Common Merganser Mergus merganser
12c     70     Plain Pigeon    Patagioenas inornata     Grey
14c     37     Gundlach's Hawk    Accipiter gundlachi     
19c     66     American Herring Gull    Larus smithsonianus     
24c     29     American White Pelican    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos     
29c     14     Common Merganser    Mergus merganser     

1956.02   13.07.1956   Overprint Inauguration Edificio… on 1956.01      
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
8c     29     American White Pelican    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos     

1956.03   29.08.1956   Birds      
Wood Duck Aix sponsa Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis
8c     14     Wood Duck    Aix sponsa     
30c     10     Northern Bobwhite    Colinus virginianus     
50c     26     Great Blue Heron    Ardea herodias     
1p     38     Northern Crested Caracara    Caracara cheriway     Red
2p     61     Northern Jacana    Jacana spinosa     Purple
5p     108     Ivory-billed Woodpecker    Campephilus principalis     Red

1956.04   26.10.1956   Overprint SOCIEDAD… on 1956.03      
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
12c     61     Northern Jacana    Jacana spinosa     

1959.01   17.10.1959   Overprint CONVENCION… on 1956.03      
Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
12c     38     Northern Crested Caracara    Caracara cheriway     

1960.01   12.02.1960   New colour      1956.01
Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata
12c     70     Plain Pigeon    Patagioenas inornata     Green

1960.02   24.04.1960   Overprint EXPOSICION… on 1956.01, 1956.03      
Wood Duck Aix sponsa Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata
8c     14     Wood Duck    Aix sponsa     
12c     70     Plain Pigeon    Patagioenas inornata     

1961.01   01.12.1961   Christmas      
Cuban Macaw Ara tricolor † Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis Cuban Grassquit Tiaris canorus
2c     73     Cuban Macaw    Ara tricolor †     
2c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     
2c     88     Cuban Trogon    Priotelus temnurus     
2c     108     Ivory-billed Woodpecker    Campephilus principalis     
2c     235     Cuban Grassquit    Tiaris canorus     

1962.01   20.07.1962   New colour      1956.03
Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis
1p     38     Northern Crested Caracara    Caracara cheriway     Blue
2p     61     Northern Jacana    Jacana spinosa     Red
5p     108     Ivory-billed Woodpecker    Campephilus principalis     Purple

1965.01   01.12.1965   Christmas      
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Wood Duck Aix sponsa Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
3c     237     Painted Bunting    Passerina ciris     
3c     237     Rose-breasted Grosbeak    Pheucticus ludovicianus     
3c     230     American Redstart    Setophaga ruticilla     
3c     230     Blackburnian Warbler    Setophaga fusca     
3c     232     Baltimore Oriole    Icterus galbula     
5c     237     Scarlet Tanager    Piranga olivacea     
5c     230     Yellow-throated Warbler    Setophaga dominica     
5c     230     Blue-winged Warbler    Vermivora cyanoptera     
5c     230     Hooded Warbler    Setophaga citrina     
5c     230     Prothonotary Warbler    Protonotaria citrea     
13c     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
13c     14     Blue-winged Teal    Anas discors     
13c     14     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     
13c     14     Wood Duck    Aix sponsa     
13c     237     Indigo Bunting    Passerina cyanea     

1966.01   18.09.1966   Pigeon-breeding   7v set   
Rock Dove Columba livia Rock Dove Columba livia
2c     70     Rock Dove    Columba livia     
3c     70     Rock Dove    Columba livia     

1967.01   20.12.1967   Christmas      
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae White Stork Ciconia ciconia Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Chattering Lory Lorius garrulus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Black Swan Cygnus atratus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
1c     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
1c     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     
1c     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
1c     11     Golden Pheasant    Chrysolophus pictus     
1c     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     
3c     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
3c     73     Chattering Lory    Lorius garrulus     
3c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
3c     73     Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus     
3c     104     Keel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos sulfuratus     
13c     29     American White Pelican    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos     
13c     14     Egyptian Goose    Alopochen aegyptiaca     
13c     14     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     
13c     14     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     
13c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     

1969.01   14.09.1969   Alexander von Humboldt   3v set   
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
30c     34     Andean Condor    Vultur gryphus     

1969.02   15.12.1969   Swamp fauna, Cienaga de Zapata   7v set   
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala Red-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius assimilis
13c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
30c     232     Red-shouldered Blackbird    Agelaius assimilis     

1970.01   20.10.1970   Wildlife   7v set   
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
1c     9     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     
2c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
3c     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
4c     70     Mourning Dove    Zenaida macroura     
5c     10     Northern Bobwhite    Colinus virginianus     

1970.02   01.12.1970   Christmas      
Cuban Blackbird Dives atroviolaceus Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju Cuban Tody Todus multicolor Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata Cuban Kite Chondrohierax wilsonii Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops
1c     232     Cuban Blackbird    Dives atroviolaceus     
1c     78     Cuban Pygmy Owl    Glaucidium siju     
1c     93     Cuban Tody    Todus multicolor     
1c     108     Cuban Green Woodpecker    Xiphidiopicus percussus     
1c     207     Zapata Wren    Ferminia cerverai     
3c     231     Oriente Warbler    Teretistris fornsi     
3c     215     Cuban Solitaire    Myadestes elisabeth     
3c     208     Blue-grey Gnatcatcher    Polioptila caerulea     
3c     157     Cuban Vireo    Vireo gundlachii     
3c     231     Yellow-headed Warbler    Teretistris fernandinae     
13c     234     Zapata Sparrow    Torreornis inexpectata     
13c     37     Cuban Kite    Chondrohierax wilsonii     
13c     37     Gundlach's Hawk    Accipiter gundlachi     
13c     70     Blue-headed Quail-Dove    Starnoenas cyanocephala     
13c     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     

1971.01   10.12.1971   Ramon de la Sagra      
American Kestrel Falco sparverius Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae Western Spindalis Spindalis zena Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii
1c     38     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
2c     78     Cuban Pygmy Owl    Glaucidium siju     
3c     88     Cuban Trogon    Priotelus temnurus     
4c     76     Great Lizard Cuckoo    Coccyzus merlini     
5c     108     Fernandina's Flicker    Colaptes fernandinae     
13c     235     Western Spindalis    Spindalis zena     
30c     215     Red-legged Thrush    Turdus plumbeus     
50c     86     Cuban Emerald    Chlorostilbon ricordii     
and     86     Ruby-throated Hummingbird    Archilochus colubris     

1972.01   30.11.1972   Maritime history   7v set   
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
30c     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     

1974.01   28.08.1974   Extinct birds      
Dodo Raphus cucullatus † Cuban Macaw Ara tricolor † Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius † Giant Moa Dinornis maximus Great Auk Pinguinus impennis †
1c     70     Dodo    Raphus cucullatus †     
3c     73     Cuban Macaw    Ara tricolor †     
8c     70     Passenger Pigeon    Ectopistes migratorius †     
10c     0     Giant Moa    Dinornis maximus     
13c     68     Great Auk    Pinguinus impennis †     

1975.01   18.06.1975   Endemic birds      
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii Bare-legged Owl Gymnoglaux lawrencii Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala Cuban Kite Chondrohierax wilsonii Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai
1c     157     Cuban Vireo    Vireo gundlachii     
2c     78     Bare-legged Owl    Gymnoglaux lawrencii     
3c     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     
5c     70     Blue-headed Quail-Dove    Starnoenas cyanocephala     
13c     37     Cuban Kite    Chondrohierax wilsonii     
30c     46     Zapata Rail    Cyanolimnas cerverai     

1976.01   15.06.1976   Endemic birds      
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae Cuban Tody Todus multicolor Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus
1c     231     Oriente Warbler    Teretistris fornsi     
2c     78     Cuban Pygmy Owl    Glaucidium siju     
3c     108     Fernandina's Flicker    Colaptes fernandinae     
5c     93     Cuban Tody    Todus multicolor     
13c     37     Gundlach's Hawk    Accipiter gundlachi     
30c     88     Cuban Trogon    Priotelus temnurus     

1977.01   25.02.1977   Endemic birds      
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus Cuban Grassquit Tiaris canorus Cuban Blackbird Dives atroviolaceus Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
1c     108     Cuban Green Woodpecker    Xiphidiopicus percussus     
4c     235     Cuban Grassquit    Tiaris canorus     
10c     232     Cuban Blackbird    Dives atroviolaceus     
13c     207     Zapata Wren    Ferminia cerverai     
30c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     

1978.01   10.03.1978   Endemic birds      
Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata Cuban Macaw Ara tricolor †
1c     215     Cuban Solitaire    Myadestes elisabeth     
4c     208     Cuban Gnatcatcher    Polioptila lembeyei     
10c     231     Oriente Warbler    Teretistris fornsi     
13c     234     Zapata Sparrow    Torreornis inexpectata     
30c     73     Cuban Macaw    Ara tricolor †     
and     108     Ivory-billed Woodpecker    Campephilus principalis     
and     70     Passenger Pigeon    Ectopistes migratorius †     
and     70     Dodo    Raphus cucullatus †     

1979.01   30.01.1979   Doves and pigeons      
Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia Grey-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata
1c     70     Blue-headed Quail-Dove    Starnoenas cyanocephala     
3c     70     Key West Quail-Dove    Geotrygon chrysia     
7c     70     Grey-fronted Quail-Dove    Geotrygon caniceps     
8c     70     Ruddy Quail-Dove    Geotrygon montana     
13c     70     White-crowned Pigeon    Patagioenas leucocephala     
30c     70     Plain Pigeon    Patagioenas inornata     

1981.01   25.02.1981   Fishes   6v set   
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
13c     66     Laughing Gull    Leucophaeus atricilla     

1981.02   14.12.1981   Fauna   6v set   
Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops
1c     86     Cuban Emerald    Chlorostilbon ricordii     
2c     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     

1982.01   15.09.1982   Prehistoric animals   6v set   
Extinct Owl sp Ornimegalonyx oteroi Extinct Eagle sp Aquila borrasi
1c     0     Extinct Owl sp    Ornimegalonyx oteroi     
7c     0     Extinct Eagle sp    Aquila borrasi     

1982.02   12.10.1982   Christopher Columbus   4v set   
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
5c     31     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     

1983.01   20.12.1983   Birds      
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Cuban Tody Todus multicolor Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Cuban Grassquit Tiaris canorus White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei
5c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     
5c     212     Northern Mockingbird    Mimus polyglottos     
5c     93     Cuban Tody    Todus multicolor     
5c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
5c     207     Zapata Wren    Ferminia cerverai     
5c     29     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
5c     108     West Indian Woodpecker    Melanerpes superciliaris     
5c     215     Red-legged Thrush    Turdus plumbeus     
5c     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     
5c     232     Eastern Meadowlark    Sturnella magna     
5c     235     Cuban Grassquit    Tiaris canorus     
5c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
5c     215     Cuban Solitaire    Myadestes elisabeth     
5c     76     Great Lizard Cuckoo    Coccyzus merlini     
5c     208     Cuban Gnatcatcher    Polioptila lembeyei     

1983.02   20.12.1983   Birds      
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus
1p     88     Cuban Trogon    Priotelus temnurus     MS

1984.01   21.09.1984   Ausipex 84      
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
1p     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     MS

1984.02   10.10.1984   Cuban wildlife   8v set   
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Cuban Tody Todus multicolor Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
5c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     
30c     93     Cuban Tody    Todus multicolor     
50c     73     Rosy-faced Lovebird    Agapornis roseicollis     

1985.01   05.06.1985   Argentina 85      
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
1p     34     Andean Condor    Vultur gryphus     MS

1986.01   14.03.1986   Juan C Gundlach      
Red-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius assimilis Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae American Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva Grey-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
1c     232     Red-shouldered Blackbird    Agelaius assimilis     
3c     230     Olive-capped Warbler    Setophaga pityophila     
7c     119     La Sagra's Flycatcher    Myiarchus sagrae     
9c     230     American Yellow Warbler    Setophaga aestiva     
30c     70     Grey-fronted Quail-Dove    Geotrygon caniceps     
50c     108     Northern Flicker    Colaptes auratus     

1987.01   12.10.1987   Latin American history      
Red-crowned Ant Tanager Habia rubica White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus Andean Condor Vultur gryphus Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Limpkin Aramus guarauna Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula Northern Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus mexicanus Painted Whitestart Myioborus pictus Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis White-tipped Plantcutter Phytotoma rutila Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
1c     237     Red-crowned Ant Tanager    Habia rubica     
1c     104     White-throated Toucan    Ramphastos tucanus     
1c     34     Andean Condor    Vultur gryphus     
1c     74     Hoatzin    Opisthocomus hoazin     
5c     88     Cuban Trogon    Priotelus temnurus     
5c     70     Common Ground Dove    Columbina passerina     
5c     103     Toucan Barbet    Semnornis ramphastinus     
5c     88     Resplendent Quetzal    Pharomachrus mocinno     
10c     49     Limpkin    Aramus guarauna     
10c     235     Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer    Diglossa baritula     
10c     122     Northern Royal Flycatcher    Onychorhynchus mexicanus     
10c     230     Painted Whitestart    Myioborus pictus     
20c     120     Andean Cock-of-the-rock    Rupicola peruvianus     
20c     37     Red-tailed Hawk    Buteo jamaicensis     
20c     120     White-tipped Plantcutter    Phytotoma rutila     
20c     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     

1988.01   28.10.1988   National Ballet and Grand Theatre   2v set   
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
5c     14     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     

1989.01   07.08.1989   Brasiliana 89      
Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco Agami Heron Agamia agami Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Pale-winged Trumpeter Psophia leucoptera Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus
1c     104     Toco Toucan    Ramphastos toco     
3c     26     Agami Heron    Agamia agami     
5c     25     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
10c     47     Pale-winged Trumpeter    Psophia leucoptera     
35c     37     Harpy Eagle    Harpia harpyja     
50c     120     Amazonian Umbrellabird    Cephalopterus ornatus     

1990.01   24.08.1990   New Zealand 90      
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Weka Gallirallus australis Kea Nestor notabilis Bushwren Xenicus longipes † Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
2c     21     Great Crested Grebe    Podiceps cristatus     
3c     46     Weka    Gallirallus australis     
5c     71     Kea    Nestor notabilis     
10c     109     Bushwren    Xenicus longipes †     
30c     148     Grey Butcherbird    Cracticus torquatus     
50c     129     Tui    Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae     

1990.02   24.08.1990   New Zealand 90      
North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
1p     6     North Island Brown Kiwi    Apteryx mantelli     MS

1991.01   15.07.1991   Express mail, birds      
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus Cuban Grassquit Tiaris canorus Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
45c     108     West Indian Woodpecker    Melanerpes superciliaris     
50c     215     Cuban Solitaire    Myadestes elisabeth     
2p     88     Cuban Trogon    Priotelus temnurus     
4p     235     Cuban Grassquit    Tiaris canorus     
5p     108     Ivory-billed Woodpecker    Campephilus principalis     
10p     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
16.45p     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     

1991.02   30.07.1991   Tourism   4v set   
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
20c     29     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1992.01   07.07.1992   WWF, Bee Hummingbird      
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
5c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     
10c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     
20c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     
30c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     

1993.01   15.06.1993   Brasiliana 93      
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Limpkin Aramus guarauna
3c     61     Northern Jacana    Jacana spinosa     
5c     26     Great Blue Heron    Ardea herodias     
10c     57     Black-necked Stilt    Himantopus mexicanus     
20c     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
30c     48     Sandhill Crane    Grus canadensis     
50c     49     Limpkin    Aramus guarauna     

1993.02   12.10.1993   America      
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
5c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
50c     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     

1994.01   30.09.1994   Cayo Largo   4v set   
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
75c     29     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1994.02   30.10.1994   Caribbean animals   6v set   
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
15c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
65c     29     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1994.03   14.11.1994   Havana Zoo   3v set   
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
65c     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     
75c     229     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

1995.01   02.12.1995   America      
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris Cuban Tody Todus multicolor
15c     108     West Indian Woodpecker    Melanerpes superciliaris     
65c     93     Cuban Tody    Todus multicolor     

1995.02   23.12.1995   Coco Key (Cayo Coco)      
Least Tern Sternula antillarum American White Ibis Eudocimus albus Western Spindalis Spindalis zena Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
10c     66     Least Tern    Sternula antillarum     
15c     25     American White Ibis    Eudocimus albus     
45c     235     Western Spindalis    Spindalis zena     
50c     215     Red-legged Thrush    Turdus plumbeus     
65c     212     Northern Mockingbird    Mimus polyglottos     
75c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     

1996.01   16.03.1996   Gundlach      
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
10c     92     Belted Kingfisher    Megaceryle alcyon     
15c     230     American Redstart    Setophaga ruticilla     
65c     230     Common Yellowthroat    Geothlypis trichas     
75c     237     Painted Bunting    Passerina ciris     
85c     170     Cedar Waxwing    Bombycilla cedrorum     

1996.02   16.03.1996   Gundlach      
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii
1p     157     Cuban Vireo    Vireo gundlachii     MS

1996.03   18.06.1996   Caribbean animals   6v set   
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis Wood Duck Aix sponsa
10c     93     Cuban Tody    Todus multicolor     
15c     86     Purple-throated Carib    Eulampis jugularis     
15c     14     Wood Duck    Aix sponsa     

1997.01   15.08.1997   Birds of the Caribbean      
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui Blue-throated Sapphire Hylocharis eliciae Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
15c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
15c     235     Saffron Finch    Sicalis flaveola     
15c     102     Red-headed Barbet    Eubucco bourcierii     
15c     88     Blue-crowned Trogon    Trogon curucui     
65c     86     Blue-throated Sapphire    Hylocharis eliciae     
65c     73     Yellow-crowned Amazon    Amazona ochrocephala     
75c     229     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

1997.02   27.09.1997   Tourism: Valle de Vinales, Cayo Jutia, Soroa, Rio San Juan      
Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis
10c     215     Cuban Solitaire    Myadestes elisabeth     
15c     162     Cuban Crow    Corvus nasicus     
65c     230     Olive-capped Warbler    Setophaga pityophila     
75c     119     Giant Kingbird    Tyrannus cubensis     

1998.01   21.10.1998   WWF      
Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops
10c     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     
15c     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     
65c     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     
75c     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     

1999.01   12.10.1999   America   2v set   
Rock Dove Columba livia
15c     70     Rock Dove    Columba livia     

2001.01   25.01.2001   Hong Kong 2001      
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
5c     14     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     
10c     11     Golden Pheasant    Chrysolophus pictus     
15c     26     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     
65c     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
75c     70     Eurasian Collared Dove    Streptopelia decaocto     

2001.02   25.01.2001   Hong Kong 2001      
Common Crane Grus grus
1p     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     MS

2002.01   20.09.2002   Espana 2002      
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Sora Porzana carolina
5c     58     Grey Plover    Pluvialis squatarola     
10c     64     Greater Yellowlegs    Tringa melanoleuca     
15c     58     Semipalmated Plover    Charadrius semipalmatus     
65c     64     Least Sandpiper    Calidris minutilla     
75c     46     Sora    Porzana carolina     

2002.02   20.09.2002   Espana 2002   Sheet   2002.01

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Sora Porzana carolina
5c     58     Grey Plover    Pluvialis squatarola     
10c     64     Greater Yellowlegs    Tringa melanoleuca     
15c     58     Semipalmated Plover    Charadrius semipalmatus     
65c     64     Least Sandpiper    Calidris minutilla     
75c     46     Sora    Porzana carolina     

2002.03   20.09.2002   Espana 2002      
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
1p     64     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     MS

2003.01   15.05.2003   Birds and flowers   5v set   
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
10c     235     Western Spindalis    Spindalis zena     
75c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     

2003.02   28.08.2003   EXPO. BANGKOK   5v set   
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
5c     78     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     
10c     68     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     
15c     31     Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus     

2003.03   27.09.2003   Eco tourism: Baracoa, Valle de los Ingenios, Sierra Maestra, Granma      
Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus Cuban Grassquit Tiaris canorus Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus
10c     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     
15c     108     Cuban Green Woodpecker    Xiphidiopicus percussus     
65c     235     Cuban Grassquit    Tiaris canorus     
75c     88     Cuban Trogon    Priotelus temnurus     

2003.04   12.10.2003   America   2v set   
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus
15c     108     Cuban Green Woodpecker    Xiphidiopicus percussus     

2004.01   25.06.2004   Pets   5v set   
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
5c     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     
75c     229     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
and     229     Eurasian Siskin    Spinus spinus     

2004.02   12.10.2004   America   2v set   
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
15c     66     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     

2005.01   23.02.2005   Parrots      
Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Golden Parakeet Guaruba guarouba
5c     73     Yellow-crowned Amazon    Amazona ochrocephala     
and     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
10c     73     Yellow-collared Lovebird    Agapornis personatus     
and     73     Fischer's Lovebird    Agapornis fischeri     
15c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
and     72     Major Mitchell's Cockatoo    Lophochroa leadbeateri     
65c     73     Rose-ringed Parakeet    Psittacula krameri     
and     73     Slaty-headed Parakeet    Psittacula himalayana     
1.05p     73     Golden Parakeet    Guaruba guarouba     
and     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     

2005.02   23.02.2005   Parrots      
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
1p     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     MS
and     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
and     73     Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus     
and     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     

2005.03   21.03.2005   Fauna   4v set   
Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii
65c     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     
90c     86     Cuban Emerald    Chlorostilbon ricordii     

2006.01   15.06.2006   Domestic birds      
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
5c     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
15c     11     Wild Turkey    Meleagris gallopavo     
15c     9     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     
45c     14     Canada Goose    Branta canadensis     
50c     11     Golden Pheasant    Chrysolophus pictus     
75c     11     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     

2006.02   15.06.2006   Domestic birds      
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
1p     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     MS

2007.01   24.02.2007   Pigeon-fanciers      
Rock Dove Columba livia
75c     70     Rock Dove    Columba livia     

2007.02   31.03.2007   Zoo animals   6v set   
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
5c     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
15c     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     

2007.03   08.05.2007   Tourism: Cayo Guillermo, Cayo Las Brujas, Cayo Ensenachos   6v set   
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
5c     29     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
15c     66     Laughing Gull    Leucophaeus atricilla     
50c     58     Kentish Plover    Charadrius alexandrinus     

2007.04   08.05.2007   Tourism: Cayo Coco      
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
1p     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     imp

2008.01   01.06.2008   Owls and butterflies      
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-eared Owl Asio otus Ural Owl Strix uralensis
15c     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     
15c     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
45c     78     Great Grey Owl    Strix nebulosa     
65c     78     Tawny Owl    Strix aluco     
75c     78     Long-eared Owl    Asio otus     
85c     78     Ural Owl    Strix uralensis     

2008.02   22.05.2008   MUSEO      
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii
5c     93     Cuban Tody    Todus multicolor     
10c     215     Cuban Solitaire    Myadestes elisabeth     
15c     108     Cuban Green Woodpecker    Xiphidiopicus percussus     
50c     88     Cuban Trogon    Priotelus temnurus     
65c     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     
75c     234     Zapata Sparrow    Torreornis inexpectata     
90c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     
1.05p     157     Cuban Vireo    Vireo gundlachii     

2008.03   30.07.2008   National zoo   6v set   
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
15c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
40c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     

2008.04   19.11.2008   RAMSAR      
Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
75c     46     Zapata Rail    Cyanolimnas cerverai     
75c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     

2009.01   16.05.2009   MUSEO      
Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severus Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Golden-collared Macaw Primolius auricollis Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Red-fronted Macaw Ara rubrogenys Military Macaw Ara militaris
5c     73     Chestnut-fronted Macaw    Ara severus     
10c     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
15c     73     Red-shouldered Macaw    Diopsittaca nobilis     
20c     73     Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus     
20c     73     Golden-collared Macaw    Primolius auricollis     
65c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
75c     73     Red-fronted Macaw    Ara rubrogenys     
90c     73     Military Macaw    Ara militaris     

2009.02   20.06.2009   National zoo   6v set   
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
40c     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     

2009.03   14.09.2009   Turnat 2009      
Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai Red-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius assimilis Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Cuban Tody Todus multicolor
15c     108     Fernandina's Flicker    Colaptes fernandinae     
40c     234     Zapata Sparrow    Torreornis inexpectata     
50c     207     Zapata Wren    Ferminia cerverai     
65c     232     Red-shouldered Blackbird    Agelaius assimilis     
75c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     
90c     93     Cuban Tody    Todus multicolor     

2009.04   14.09.2009   Turnat 2009      
Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops
1p     73     Cuban Parakeet    Aratinga euops     imp

2010.01   15.04.2010   Anniversary of Cuba-Cambodia relationship      
Giant Ibis Pseudibis gigantea
85c     25     Giant Ibis    Pseudibis gigantea     
and     88     Cuban Trogon    Priotelus temnurus     

2010.02   19.05.2010   Jose Marti   12v set   
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno White-tipped Plantcutter Phytotoma rutila Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Great Antshrike Taraba major Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii Crested Gallito Rhinocrypta lanceolata Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
15c     190     Long-tailed Tit    Aegithalos caudatus     
15c     221     House Sparrow    Passer domesticus     
15c     88     Resplendent Quetzal    Pharomachrus mocinno     
15c     120     White-tipped Plantcutter    Phytotoma rutila     
15c     230     Black-and-white Warbler    Mniotilta varia     
15c     34     King Vulture    Sarcoramphus papa     
15c     113     Great Antshrike    Taraba major     
15c     108     Antillean Piculet    Nesoctites micromegas     
15c     86     Cuban Emerald    Chlorostilbon ricordii     
65c     117     Crested Gallito    Rhinocrypta lanceolata     
75c     232     Venezuelan Troupial    Icterus icterus     

2010.03   26.05.2010   MUSEO      
Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus Imperial Amazon Amazona imperialis St. Vincent Amazon Amazona guildingii Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Andean Condor Vultur gryphus Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris
5c     94     Turquoise-browed Motmot    Eumomota superciliosa     
10c     88     Cuban Trogon    Priotelus temnurus     
15c     73     Imperial Amazon    Amazona imperialis     
20c     73     St. Vincent Amazon    Amazona guildingii     
20c     30     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
65c     34     Andean Condor    Vultur gryphus     
75c     232     Venezuelan Troupial    Icterus icterus     
90c     215     Rufous-bellied Thrush    Turdus rufiventris     

2010.04   11.06.2010   Flora & fauna   6v set   
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor
85c     93     Cuban Tody    Todus multicolor     

2010.05   27.09.2010   Tourism   4v set   
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
90c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     

2011.01   06.06.2011   Flora and fauna   6v set   
Great Egret Ardea alba
75c     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba     

2011.02   19.09.2011   MUSEO      
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis Amazonian Motmot Momotus momota Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
5c     104     Keel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos sulfuratus     
10c     108     Puerto Rican Woodpecker    Melanerpes portoricensis     
15c     232     Yellow Oriole    Icterus nigrogularis     
30c     94     Amazonian Motmot    Momotus momota     
50c     58     Southern Lapwing    Vanellus chilensis     
65c     88     Resplendent Quetzal    Pharomachrus mocinno     
75c     29     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
85c     86     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     

2011.03   13.12.2011   Turnat 2011      
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini Western Spindalis Spindalis zena Bare-legged Owl Gymnoglaux lawrencii Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus
5c     119     Cuban Pewee    Contopus caribaeus     
10c     76     Great Lizard Cuckoo    Coccyzus merlini     
20c     235     Western Spindalis    Spindalis zena     
45c     78     Bare-legged Owl    Gymnoglaux lawrencii     
65c     231     Yellow-headed Warbler    Teretistris fernandinae     
85c     88     Cuban Trogon    Priotelus temnurus     

2011.04   13.12.2011   Turnat 2011      
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis
1p     48     Sandhill Crane    Grus canadensis     imp

2013.01   Philatelic cup   6v set   
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
65c     11     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     

2013.02   Philatelic cup      
Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
1p     215     Red-legged Thrush    Turdus plumbeus     imp

Cuba map

Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
Population: 11.4 million
Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season; rainy season
Terrain: mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast

Birds: 338 species. 25 endemic species.

Links:
Where do you want to go birding today?
Alexander von Humboldt - web search
Zapata swamp (Cienaga de Zapata) - web search -  image search -  map search
Ramon de la Sagra - web search
Juan C Gundlach - web search
Cayo Largo - web search -  image search -  map search
Coco Key/Cayo Coco - web search -  image search -  map search
Valle de Vinales - web search -  image search -  map search
Cayo Jutia - web search -  image search -  map search
Soroa - web search -  image search -  map search
Rio San Juan - web search -  image search -  map search
Baracoa - web search -  image search -  map search
Valle de los Ingenios, Trinidad, Cuba - web search -  image search -  map search
Sierra Maestra - web search -  image search -  map search
Granma - web search -  image search -  map search
Cayo Guillermo - web search -  image search -  map search
Cayo Las Brujas - web search -  image search -  map search
Cayo Ensenachos - web search -  image search -  map search

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