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Bird stamps from Cyprus (Turkish)

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1983.01   10.10.1983   Birds of Cyprus   Sheet   
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis European Robin Erithacus rubecula Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
10l     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
15l     229     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
50l     216     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     
65l     158     Eurasian Golden Oriole    Oriolus oriolus     

1986.01   20.06.1986   Europa   2v sheet   
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
100l     37     Griffon Vulture    Gyps fulvus     

1989.01   31.07.1989   Wildlife   4v set   
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
100l     11     Chukar Partridge    Alectoris chukar     
700l     11     Black Francolin    Francolinus francolinus     

1990.01   05.06.1990   WWF      
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
150l     215     Song Thrush    Turdus philomelos     
300l     200     Eurasian Blackcap    Sylvia atricapilla     
900l     216     Black Redstart    Phoenicurus ochruros     
1000l     191     Common Chiffchaff    Phylloscopus collybita     

1995.01   21.04.1995   Surcharge on 1990.01      
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
2000l     216     Black Redstart    Phoenicurus ochruros     

1997.01   31.07.1997   Birds of prey      
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
40000l     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     
40000l     38     Eleonora's Falcon    Falco eleonorae     
75000l     38     Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
100000l     37     European Honey Buzzard    Pernis apivorus     

2003.01   30.06.2003   Birds      
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmeus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
100000l     216     Cyprus Wheatear    Oenanthe cypriaca     
and     216     Finsch's Wheatear    Oenanthe finschii     
300000l     200     Cyprus Warbler    Sylvia melanothorax     
and     216     Finsch's Wheatear    Oenanthe finschii     
500000l     32     Pygmy Cormorant    Microcarbo pygmeus     
and     216     Finsch's Wheatear    Oenanthe finschii     
600000l     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
and     216     Finsch's Wheatear    Oenanthe finschii     

2006.01   22.09.2006   Birds      
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
40c     58     Northern Lapwing    Vanellus vanellus     
50c     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
60c     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
1p     57     Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus     

2007.01   16.11.2007   Post delivery   4v set   
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
50c     70     Rock Pigeon    Columba livia     

2010.01   04.06.2010   World environment day      
Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
25c     66     Audouin's Gull    Ichthyaetus audouinii     
25c     66     Mediterranean Gull    Ichthyaetus melanocephalus     
30c     66     Black-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus ridibundus     
30c     66     Slender-billed Gull    Chroicocephalus genei     

2012.01   08.05.2012   Europa      
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
80c     229     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
80c     66     Audouin's Gull    Ichthyaetus audouinii     

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Location: Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Population: 792,000 (Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot)
Climate: temperate, Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool, winters
Terrain: central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast

Birds: 373 species

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