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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1963.01   22.06.1963   Fauna   14v set   
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Great Curassow Crax rubra White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa Velasquez's Woodpecker Melanerpes santacruzi
5c     34     King Vulture    Sarcoramphus papa     
5c     34     King Vulture    Sarcoramphus papa     = 1, "AEREO"
6c     73     Yellow-headed Amazon    Amazona oratrix     
10c     224     Spot-breasted Oriole    Icterus pectoralis     
20c     94     Turquoise-browed Motmot    Eumomota superciliosa     
30c     224     Great-tailed Grackle    Quiscalus mexicanus     
40c     8     Great Curassow    Crax rubra     
50c     160     White-throated Magpie-Jay    Calocitta formosa     
80c     106     Velasquez's Woodpecker    Melanerpes santacruzi     

1980.01   10.09.1980   Birds      
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Highland Guan Penelopina nigra Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus Fulvous Owl Strix fulvescens Slate-colored Solitaire Myadestes unicolor
10c     88     Resplendent Quetzal    Pharomachrus mocinno     
20c     8     Highland Guan    Penelopina nigra     
25c     102     Emerald Toucanet    Aulacorhynchus prasinus     
50c     78     Fulvous Owl    Strix fulvescens     
75c     207     Slate-colored Solitaire    Myadestes unicolor     

1981.01   20.03.1981   Protected animals   5v set   
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
75c     37     Ornate Hawk-Eagle    Spizaetus ornatus     

1984.01   21.12.1984   Birds      
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis Slaty Finch Haplospiza rustica Maroon-chested Ground Dove Claravis mondetoura Tody Motmot Hylomanes momotula Belted Flycatcher Xenotriccus callizonus Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons
15c     110     Spot-crowned Woodcreeper    Lepidocolaptes affinis     
25c     227     Slaty Finch    Haplospiza rustica     
55c     70     Maroon-chested Ground Dove    Claravis mondetoura     
70c     94     Tody Motmot    Hylomanes momotula     
90c     117     Belted Flycatcher    Xenotriccus callizonus     
1col     222     Red-faced Warbler    Cardellina rubrifrons     

1989.01   20.12.1989   Birds      
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
70c     34     King Vulture    Sarcoramphus papa     
1col     38     Northern Crested Caracara    Caracara cheriway     
2col     37     Sharp-shinned Hawk    Accipiter striatus     
10col     78     Ferruginous Pygmy Owl    Glaucidium brasilianum     

1990.01   11.10.1990   America      
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
25c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
and     199     Rufous-backed Wren    Campylorhynchus capistratus     
70c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
and     94     Turquoise-browed Motmot    Eumomota superciliosa     

1991.01   02.09.1991   Birds      
Blue-and-white Mockingbird Melanotis hypoleucus Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Rufous-backed Wren Campylorhynchus capistratus Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis
20c     204     Blue-and-white Mockingbird    Melanotis hypoleucus     
25c     224     Red-winged Blackbird    Agelaius phoeniceus     
70c     199     Rufous-backed Wren    Campylorhynchus capistratus     
1col     160     Bushy-crested Jay    Cyanocorax melanocyaneus     
5col     119     Long-tailed Manakin    Chiroxiphia linearis     

1991.02   16.10.1991   World food day      
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
50c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

1993.01   28.09.1993   Birds      
Western Great Egret Ardea alba Wood Stork Mycteria americana Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
80c     26     Western Great Egret    Ardea alba     
1col     24     Wood Stork    Mycteria americana     
2.20col     26     Great Blue Heron    Ardea herodias     
5col     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     

1995.01   30.08.1995   World tourism organization   4v set   
5col     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

1995.02   11.10.1995   America      
American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
80c     92     American Pygmy Kingfisher    Chloroceryle aenea     
2.20col     92     Green Kingfisher    Chloroceryle americana     

1995.03   24.11.1995   Wildlife of Montecristo   10v sheet   
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
80c     78     Great Horned Owl    Bubo virginianus     
80c     86     Magnificent Hummingbird    Eugenes fulgens     

1996.01   09.08.1996   Migratory birds   Strip   
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula American Kestrel Falco sparverius American Yellow Warbler Dendroica aestiva Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
1.50col     224     Baltimore Oriole    Icterus galbula     
1.50col     38     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
1.50col     222     American Yellow Warbler    Dendroica aestiva     
1.50col     117     Scissor-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus forficatus     
1.50col     229     Rose-breasted Grosbeak    Pheucticus ludovicianus     

1997.01   28.08.1997   International water day      
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
4col     102     Keel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos sulfuratus     

1997.02   28.08.1997   Save the ozone layer      
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
1.50col     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     

1998.01   07.09.1998   Hummingbirds   Sheet   

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila Blue-throated Sapphire Hylocharis eliciae Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus Amethyst-throated Mountaingem Lampornis amethystinus
1.50col     86     Ruby-throated Hummingbird    Archilochus colubris     
1.50col     86     Cinnamon Hummingbird    Amazilia rutila     
1.50col     86     Blue-throated Sapphire    Hylocharis eliciae     
1.50col     86     Green Violetear    Colibri thalassinus     
1.50col     86     Violet Sabrewing    Campylopterus hemileucurus     
1.50col     86     Amethyst-throated Mountaingem    Lampornis amethystinus     

1999.01   22.04.1999   Birds of the Jocotal lagoon   Sheet   

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Common Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus Purple Gallinule  Porphyrio martinica Spotted Rail  Pardirallus maculatus Blue-winged Teal  Anas discors Black-bellied Whistling Duck  Dendrocygna autumnalis American Coot  Fulica americana Northern Jacana  Jacana spinosa Sora  Porzana carolina Limpkin  Aramus guarauna Masked Duck  Nomonyx dominicus
1col     46     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
1col     46     Purple Gallinule    Porphyrio martinica     
1col     46     Spotted Rail    Pardirallus maculatus     
1col     14     Blue-winged Teal    Anas discors     
1col     14     Black-bellied Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna autumnalis     
1col     46     American Coot    Fulica americana     
1col     61     Northern Jacana    Jacana spinosa     
1col     46     Sora    Porzana carolina     
1col     49     Limpkin    Aramus guarauna     
1col     14     Masked Duck    Nomonyx dominicus     

1999.02   22.04.1999   Birds of the Jocotal lagoon      
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
4col     14     Lesser Scaup    Aythya affinis     MS

1999.03   03.12.1999   Woodpeckers   Strip   
Velasquez's Woodpecker Melanerpes santacruzi Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
1.50col     106     Velasquez's Woodpecker    Melanerpes santacruzi     
1.50col     106     Golden-olive Woodpecker    Colaptes rubiginosus     
1.50col     106     Yellow-bellied Sapsucker    Sphyrapicus varius     
1.50col     106     Lineated Woodpecker    Dryocopus lineatus     
1.50col     106     Acorn Woodpecker    Melanerpes formicivorus     

2000.01   28.04.2000   El Imposible national park   20v sheet   

Great Curassow Crax rubra Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota Painted Bunting Passerina ciris White-eared Ground Sparrow Melozone leucotis Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus
1col     8     Great Curassow    Crax rubra     
1col     94     Blue-crowned Motmot    Momotus momota     
1col     229     Painted Bunting    Passerina ciris     
1col     226     White-eared Ground Sparrow    Melozone leucotis     
1col     102     Emerald Toucanet    Aulacorhynchus prasinus     

2001.01   28.02.2001   Pets   4v set   
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
2.50col     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     

2003.01   18.07.2003   40 years Grupo Roble      
Not identified Not identified
4col          Not identified    Not identified     MS

2006.01   31.03.2006   TACA 75 years      
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
5col     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     
5col     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     

2006.02   31.05.2006   Fauna and flora   2x10v sheet   

Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
1col     102     Collared Aracari    Pteroglossus torquatus     
1col     102     Keel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos sulfuratus     

2007.01   17.12.2007   Migratory birds      
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
0.10$     168     Cedar Waxwing    Bombycilla cedrorum     
0.10$     106     Northern Flicker    Colaptes auratus     
0.10$     14     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     
0.10$     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     

2007.02   17.12.2007   Migratory birds      
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
0.50$     229     Painted Bunting    Passerina ciris     MS

2009.01   22.07.2009   National symbols   8v sheet   
Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa
0.10$     94     Turquoise-browed Motmot    Eumomota superciliosa     

2009.02   04.09.2009   Tourism   4vx2 + 4vx3 sheet   
0.05$     26     Snowy Egret    Egretta thula     
and     26     Western Great Egret    Ardea alba     

El Salvador map

Location: Central America
Population: 7 million
Climate: tropical; rainy season; dry season; tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau

Birds: 583 species

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