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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1957.01   06.03.1957   Independence      
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
2d     37     Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis     
2½d     37     Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis     = 2d
4d     37     Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis     = 2d
1s3d     37     Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis     = 2d

1958.01   15.07.1958   Ghana airways   4v set   
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
2½d     37     Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis     
2s     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
2s6d     37     Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis     

1958.02   18.07.1958   Overprint PRIME MINISTER... on 1957.01      
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
2d     37     Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis     
2½d     37     Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis     
4d     37     Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis     
1s3d     37     Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis     

1959.01   05.10.1959   Definitives   8v set   
Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
6d     222     Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus     
1s3d     82     Pennant-winged Nightjar    Macrodipteryx vexillarius     
2s     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     
2s6d     75     Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata     

1961.01   01.01.1961   Definitives   Booklet   1959.01
6d     222     Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus     

1961.02   01.01.1961   Definitives   Booklet   1959.01
6d     222     Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus     
1s3d     82     Pennant-winged Nightjar    Macrodipteryx vexillarius     

1961.03   15.04.1961   Africa freedom day   3v set   
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
6d     37     Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis     

1963.01   01.01.1963   Definitives   Booklet   1959.01
6d     222     Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus     

1963.02   01.01.1963   Definitives   Booklet   1959.01
6d     222     Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus     
1s3d     82     Pennant-winged Nightjar    Macrodipteryx vexillarius     

1964.01   14.12.1964   Definitives   8v set   
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
1½d     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     
3d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
4d     87     Blue-naped Mousebird    Urocolius macrourus     
1s3d     213     Violet-backed Starling    Cinnyricinclus leucogaster     

1964.02   14.12.1964   Pictorial issue   3v sheet, imp   1964.01
1½d     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     

1964.03   14.12.1964   Pictorial issue   5v sheet, imp   1964.01
3d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
4d     87     Blue-naped Mousebird    Urocolius macrourus     
1s3d     213     Violet-backed Starling    Cinnyricinclus leucogaster     

1965.01   19.07.1965   Surcharge on 1959.01      
Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
6p     222     Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus     
15p     82     Pennant-winged Nightjar    Macrodipteryx vexillarius     
24p     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     

1965.02   30.07.1965   Surcharge on 1959.01      
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
30p     75     Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata     

1967.01   23.02.1967   Surcharge on 1959.01      
Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
5n     222     Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus     
12½n     82     Pennant-winged Nightjar    Macrodipteryx vexillarius     
20n     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     
25n     75     Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata     

1967.02   01.06.1967   Definitives      
Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Purple Roller Coracias naevius Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
1½n     92     Forest Kingfisher    Todiramphus macleayii     
4n     90     Purple Roller    Coracias naevius     
50n     57     Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus     

1967.03   28.12.1967   International tourist year   4v set   
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
20n     95     Northern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicus     

1967.04   28.12.1967   International tourist year   3v sheet, imp   1967.03
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
20n     95     Northern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicus     

1969.01   01.10.1969   Overprint NEW CONSTITUTION on 1967.02      
1½n     92     Forest Kingfisher    Todiramphus macleayii     
4n     90     Purple Roller    Coracias naevius     
50n     57     Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus     

1981.01   12.01.1981   Birds of Ghana      
Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
20p     88     Narina Trogon    Apaloderma narina     
65p     216     White-crowned Robin-Chat    Cossypha albicapillus     
2c     95     Swallow-tailed Bee-eater    Merops hirundineus     
4c     73     Rose-ringed Parakeet    Psittacula krameri     

1981.02   12.01.1981   Birds of Ghana   Sheet   1981.01
Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
25p     88     Narina Trogon    Apaloderma narina     
50p     216     White-crowned Robin-Chat    Cossypha albicapillus     
1c     95     Swallow-tailed Bee-eater    Merops hirundineus     
3c     73     Rose-ringed Parakeet    Psittacula krameri     

1983.01   14.03.1983   Commonwealth day      
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
3c     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     

1983.02   12.12.1983   Definitives      
Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata
10c     196     Grey-backed Camaroptera    Camaroptera brevicaudata     

1984.01   08.02.1984   Surcharge on 1983.01      
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
50c     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     

1985.01   16.10.1985   Audubon      
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Barred Owl Strix varia Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
5c     119     Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana     
8c     78     Barred Owl    Strix varia     
12c     86     Black-throated Mango    Anthracothorax nigricollis     
100c     70     White-crowned Pigeon    Patagioenas leucocephala     

1985.02   16.10.1985   Audubon      
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
110c     108     Downy Woodpecker    Picoides pubescens     MS

1988.01   19.07.1988   Surcharge on 1967.02      
60c     90     Purple Roller    Coracias naevius     

1989.01   16.10.1989   Birds      
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti Shikra Accipiter badius Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
20c     223     Bronze Mannikin    Lonchura cucullata     
50c     227     African Pied Wagtail    Motacilla aguimp     
60c     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta     
80c     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
150c     92     Striped Kingfisher    Halcyon chelicuti     
200c     37     Shikra    Accipiter badius     
300c     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
500c     37     Yellow-billed Kite    Milvus aegyptius     

1989.02   16.10.1989   Birds      

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi Senegal Batis Batis senegalensis
600c     234     Cinnamon-breasted Bunting    Emberiza tahapisi     MS
and     183     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
600c     142     Senegal Batis    Batis senegalensis     MS

1989.03   20.11.1989   Surcharge on 1985.01      
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Barred Owl Strix varia Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
80c     119     Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana     
100c     78     Barred Owl    Strix varia     
300c     86     Black-throated Mango    Anthracothorax nigricollis     

1989.04   20.11.1989   Surcharge on 1985.02      
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
500c     108     Downy Woodpecker    Picoides pubescens     MS

1990.01   Correct scientific name      1989.01
African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
60c     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta     
80c     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     

1990.02   25.10.1990   African tropical rain forest   20v sheet   

African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Yellow-casqued Wattled Hornbill Ceratogymna elata Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
40c     176     African Blue Flycatcher    Elminia longicauda     
40c     220     Superb Sunbird    Cinnyris superbus     
40c     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     
40c     98     Yellow-casqued Wattled Hornbill    Ceratogymna elata     
40c     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     

1991.01   14.10.1991   The birds of Ghana   Sheet   

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Green-winged Pytilia  Pytilia melba Orange-cheeked Waxbill  Estrilda melpoda African Paradise Flycatcher  Terpsiphone viridis Great Blue Turaco  Corythaeola cristata Northern Red Bishop  Euplectes franciscanus Splendid Starling  Lamprotornis splendidus Red-headed Lovebird  Agapornis pullarius African Palm Swift  Cypsiurus parvus Narina Trogon  Apaloderma narina Tawny Eagle  Aquila rapax Bateleur  Terathopius ecaudatus Eurasian Hoopoe  Upupa epops Secretarybird  Sagittarius serpentarius White-backed Vulture  Gyps africanus White-necked Rockfowl  Picathartes gymnocephalus Abyssinian Ground Hornbill  Bucorvus abyssinicus
80c     223     Green-winged Pytilia    Pytilia melba     
80c     223     Orange-cheeked Waxbill    Estrilda melpoda     
80c     161     African Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone viridis     
80c     75     Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata     
80c     222     Northern Red Bishop    Euplectes franciscanus     
80c     213     Splendid Starling    Lamprotornis splendidus     
80c     73     Red-headed Lovebird    Agapornis pullarius     
80c     85     African Palm Swift    Cypsiurus parvus     
80c     88     Narina Trogon    Apaloderma narina     
80c     37     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     
80c     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     
80c     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
80c     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     
80c     37     White-backed Vulture    Gyps africanus     
80c     167     White-necked Rockfowl    Picathartes gymnocephalus     
80c     99     Abyssinian Ground Hornbill    Bucorvus abyssinicus     

1991.02   14.10.1991   The birds of Ghana   Sheet   

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Shikra  Accipiter badius Abyssinian Roller  Coracias abyssinicus Southern Carmine Bee-eater  Merops nubicoides Pin-tailed Whydah  Vidua macroura Purple Starling  Lamprotornis purpureus Yellow-mantled Widowbird  Euplectes macroura Pel's Fishing Owl  Scotopelia peli Yellow-billed Turaco  Tauraco macrorhynchus Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu  Uraeginthus bengalus Olive-bellied Sunbird  Cinnyris chloropygius Northern Red-billed Hornbill  Tockus erythrorhynchus Red-billed Quelea  Quelea quelea Grey Crowned Crane  Balearica regulorum Blue Quail  Excalfactoria adansonii Egyptian Vulture  Neophron percnopterus Helmeted Guineafowl  Numida meleagris
100c     37     Shikra    Accipiter badius     
100c     90     Abyssinian Roller    Coracias abyssinicus     
100c     95     Southern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicoides     
100c     224     Pin-tailed Whydah    Vidua macroura     
100c     213     Purple Starling    Lamprotornis purpureus     
100c     222     Yellow-mantled Widowbird    Euplectes macroura     
100c     78     Pel's Fishing Owl    Scotopelia peli     
100c     75     Yellow-billed Turaco    Tauraco macrorhynchus     
100c     223     Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu    Uraeginthus bengalus     
100c     220     Olive-bellied Sunbird    Cinnyris chloropygius     
100c     98     Northern Red-billed Hornbill    Tockus erythrorhynchus     
100c     222     Red-billed Quelea    Quelea quelea     
100c     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     
100c     11     Blue Quail    Excalfactoria adansonii     
100c     37     Egyptian Vulture    Neophron percnopterus     
100c     9     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     

1991.03   14.10.1991   The birds of Ghana   Sheet   

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African Openbill  Anastomus lamelligerus African Spoonbill  Platalea alba Pink-backed Pelican  Pelecanus rufescens Little Bittern  Ixobrychus minutus African Swamphen  Porphyrio madagascariensis Saddle-billed Stork  Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Glossy Ibis  Plegadis falcinellus White-faced Whistling Duck  Dendrocygna viduata Black-headed Heron  Ardea melanocephala Hamerkop  Scopus umbretta African Darter  Anhinga rufa Woolly-necked Stork  Ciconia episcopus Yellow-billed Stork  Mycteria ibis Black-winged Stilt  Himantopus himantopus Goliath Heron  Ardea goliath African Jacana  Actophilornis africanus
100c     24     African Openbill    Anastomus lamelligerus     
100c     25     African Spoonbill    Platalea alba     
100c     29     Pink-backed Pelican    Pelecanus rufescens     
100c     26     Little Bittern    Ixobrychus minutus     
100c     46     African Swamphen    Porphyrio madagascariensis     
100c     24     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
100c     25     Glossy Ibis    Plegadis falcinellus     
100c     14     White-faced Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     
100c     26     Black-headed Heron    Ardea melanocephala     
100c     27     Hamerkop    Scopus umbretta     
100c     33     African Darter    Anhinga rufa     
100c     24     Woolly-necked Stork    Ciconia episcopus     
100c     24     Yellow-billed Stork    Mycteria ibis     
100c     57     Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus     
100c     26     Goliath Heron    Ardea goliath     
100c     61     African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus     

1991.04   14.10.1991   The birds of Ghana      

Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
800c     24     Marabou Stork    Leptoptilos crumenifer     MS
800c     24     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     MS
800c     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     MS

1993.01   08.12.1993   Domestic animals   10v set   
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
50c     11     Wild Turkey    Meleagris gallopavo     
400c     9     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     

1993.02   08.12.1993   Domestic animals   4v sheet   1993.01
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
100c     9     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     
500c     11     Wild Turkey    Meleagris gallopavo     

1994.01   13.06.1994   Birds of Ghana   Sheet   

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Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher  Terpsiphone rufiventer Many-colored Bushshrike  Chlorophoneus multicolor Sahel Paradise Whydah  Vidua orientalis White-crowned Robin-Chat  Cossypha albicapillus Violet Turaco  Musophaga violacea Village Weaver  Ploceus cucullatus Black-winged Red Bishop  Euplectes hordeaceus Northern Shoveler  Anas clypeata Spur-winged Goose  Plectropterus gambensis African Crake  Crex egregia African Swamphen  Porphyrio madagascariensis White-crested Tiger Heron  Tigriornis leucolopha
200c     161     Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone rufiventer     
200c     145     Many-colored Bushshrike    Chlorophoneus multicolor     
200c     224     Sahel Paradise Whydah    Vidua orientalis     
200c     216     White-crowned Robin-Chat    Cossypha albicapillus     
200c     75     Violet Turaco    Musophaga violacea     
200c     222     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     
200c     222     Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus     
200c     14     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     
200c     14     Spur-winged Goose    Plectropterus gambensis     
200c     46     African Crake    Crex egregia     
200c     46     African Swamphen    Porphyrio madagascariensis     
200c     26     White-crested Tiger Heron    Tigriornis leucolopha     

1994.02   13.06.1994   Birds of Ghana   Sheet   

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Oriole Warbler  Hypergerus atriceps Superb Sunbird  Cinnyris superbus Blue-breasted Kingfisher  Halcyon malimbica Blue Cuckooshrike  Coracina azurea Great Blue Turaco  Corythaeola cristata Greater Flamingo  Phoenicopterus roseus African Jacana  Actophilornis africanus Black-crowned Night Heron  Nycticorax nycticorax Black-winged Stilt  Himantopus himantopus White-spotted Flufftail  Sarothrura pulchra African Pygmy Goose  Nettapus auritus African Pitta  Pitta angolensis
200c     196     Oriole Warbler    Hypergerus atriceps     
200c     220     Superb Sunbird    Cinnyris superbus     
200c     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
200c     152     Blue Cuckooshrike    Coracina azurea     
200c     75     Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata     
200c     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
200c     61     African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus     
200c     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
200c     57     Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus     
200c     44     White-spotted Flufftail    Sarothrura pulchra     
200c     14     African Pygmy Goose    Nettapus auritus     
200c     111     African Pitta    Pitta angolensis     

1994.03   13.06.1994   Birds of Ghana      

African Spoonbill Platalea alba Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
2000c     25     African Spoonbill    Platalea alba     MS
2000c     26     Goliath Heron    Ardea goliath     MS

1994.04   20.07.1994   Apollo 11   Sheet   

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Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus
300c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
300c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 300c
300c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 300c
300c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 300c
300c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 300c
300c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 300c
300c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 300c
300c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 300c
300c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 300c

1994.05   20.07.1994   Apollo 11      1994.04
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
300c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     MS

1995.01   28.04.1995   Ducks of Africa      
Common Pochard Aythya ferina Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa Cape Shoveler Anas smithii Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
200c     14     Common Pochard    Aythya ferina     
500c     14     Maccoa Duck    Oxyura maccoa     
800c     14     Cape Shoveler    Anas smithii     
1000c     14     Red-crested Pochard    Netta rufina     

1995.02   28.04.1995   Ducks of Africa   Sheet   

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African Pygmy Goose  Nettapus auritus Southern Pochard  Netta erythrophthalma Cape Teal  Anas capensis Ruddy Shelduck  Tadorna ferruginea Fulvous Whistling Duck  Dendrocygna bicolor White-faced Whistling Duck  Dendrocygna viduata Ferruginous Duck  Aythya nyroca Hottentot Teal  Anas hottentota African Black Duck  Anas sparsa Yellow-billed Duck  Anas undulata White-cheeked Pintail  Anas bahamensis Hartlaub's Duck  Pteronetta hartlaubii
400c     14     African Pygmy Goose    Nettapus auritus     
400c     14     Southern Pochard    Netta erythrophthalma     
400c     14     Cape Teal    Anas capensis     
400c     14     Ruddy Shelduck    Tadorna ferruginea     
400c     14     Fulvous Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna bicolor     
400c     14     White-faced Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     
400c     14     Ferruginous Duck    Aythya nyroca     
400c     14     Hottentot Teal    Anas hottentota     
400c     14     African Black Duck    Anas sparsa     
400c     14     Yellow-billed Duck    Anas undulata     
400c     14     White-cheeked Pintail    Anas bahamensis     
400c     14     Hartlaub's Duck    Pteronetta hartlaubii     

1995.03   28.04.1995   Ducks of Africa      

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
2500c     14     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     MS
2500c     66     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     MS

1995.04   19.06.1995   Fauna and flora   6v set   
Long-tailed Hawk Urotriorchis macrourus Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
1000c     37     Long-tailed Hawk    Urotriorchis macrourus     
5000c     26     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     

1996.01   15.04.1996   Rainforest wildlife   12v sheet   
Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
400c     104     Toco Toucan    Ramphastos toco     
400c     37     Changeable Hawk-Eagle    Nisaetus cirrhatus     
400c     24     Painted Stork    Mycteria leucocephala     
400c     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     

1996.02   15.04.1996   Rainforest wildlife   12v sheet   
Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima
400c     74     Hoatzin    Opisthocomus hoazin     
400c     120     Guianan Cock-of-the-rock    Rupicola rupicola     
400c     88     Resplendent Quetzal    Pharomachrus mocinno     
400c     86     Vervain Hummingbird    Mellisuga minima     

1996.03   15.04.1996   Rainforest wildlife      
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
3000c     165     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     MS
3000c     34     King Vulture    Sarcoramphus papa     MS

1997.01   15.07.1997   The great underwater world   12v sheet   

Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
500c     75     Purple-crested Turaco    Tauraco porphyreolophus     
500c     57     Pied Avocet    Recurvirostra avosetta     
500c     58     Long-toed Lapwing    Vanellus crassirostris     

1997.02   20.10.1997   Birds of Africa      
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cape Batis Batis capensis Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava
200c     229     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
300c     142     Cape Batis    Batis capensis     
400c     106     Bearded Barbet    Lybius dubius     
500c     162     White-necked Raven    Corvus albicollis     
600c     223     Purple Grenadier    Uraeginthus ianthinogaster     
1000c     223     Orange-breasted Waxbill    Amandava subflava     

1997.03   20.10.1997   Birds of Africa   Sheet   

Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii Red-crested Turaco Tauraco erythrolophus White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
800c     39     Southern Black Korhaan    Afrotis afra     
800c     58     Northern Lapwing    Vanellus vanellus     
800c     69     Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse    Pterocles lichtensteinii     
800c     75     Red-crested Turaco    Tauraco erythrolophus     
800c     76     White-browed Coucal    Centropus superciliosus     
800c     90     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     
800c     227     Golden Pipit    Tmetothylacus tenellus     
800c     145     Crimson-breasted Shrike    Laniarius atrococcineus     
800c     200     Eurasian Blackcap    Sylvia atricapilla     

1997.04   20.10.1997   Birds of Africa      

Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia
3000c     220     Malachite Sunbird    Nectarinia famosa     MS
3000c     224     Shaft-tailed Whydah    Vidua regia     MS

1998.01   18.08.1998   International year of the ocean   16v sheet   

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Least Tern Sternula antillarum
500c     66     Ring-billed Gull    Larus delawarensis     
500c     66     Least Tern    Sternula antillarum     

1998.02   24.12.1998   Royal Air Force      
Merlin Falco columbarius
5500c     38     Merlin    Falco columbarius     MS

1999.01   01.03.1999   Prehistoric animals   9v sheet   
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
800c     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

1999.02   24.03.1999   Fauna   6v set   
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus White Stork Ciconia ciconia Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
400c     162     Azure-winged Magpie    Cyanopica cyanus     
600c     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
2000c     37     Cinereous Vulture    Aegypius monachus     
3000c     162     Eurasian Jay    Garrulus glandarius     

1999.03   24.03.1999   Fauna   6v sheet   
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
1000c     78     Tawny Owl    Strix aluco     
1000c     37     Northern Goshawk    Accipiter gentilis     

1999.04   24.03.1999   Fauna   6v sheet   
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
1000c     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
1000c     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
1000c     37     Short-toed Snake Eagle    Circaetus gallicus     

1999.05   24.03.1999   Fauna      
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti
5000c     37     Spanish Imperial Eagle    Aquila adalberti     MS

2000.01   28.02.2000   Wildlife   8v sheet   
Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
1100c     37     Rüppell's Vulture    Gyps rueppellii     
1100c     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     

2000.02   28.02.2000   Wildlife   8v sheet   
Purple Roller Coracias naevius Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava
1200c     90     Purple Roller    Coracias naevius     
1200c     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
1200c     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
1200c     223     Orange-breasted Waxbill    Amandava subflava     

2000.03   28.02.2000   Wildlife      
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
7000c     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     MS

2000.04   01.05.2000   Fauna and flora of Africa   4v set   
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
3000c     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     

2000.05   01.05.2000   Fauna and flora of Africa   Sheet   

Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops European Roller Coracias garrulus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
1600c     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
1600c     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
1600c     90     European Roller    Coracias garrulus     
1600c     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
1600c     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
1600c     95     White-throated Bee-eater    Merops albicollis     

2000.06   01.05.2000   Fauna and flora of Africa      
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
6000c     75     Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata     MS

2000.07   01.06.2000   Tourism      
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
300c     229     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

2001.01   30.04.2001   Philanippon 01   6v set   
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
500c     48     Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis     
2000c     48     Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis     

2001.02   30.04.2001   Philanippon 01   8v sheet   
3000c     66     Lesser Black-backed Gull    Larus fuscus     

2001.03   30.04.2001   Philanippon 01      

Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
14000c     48     Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis     MS
14000c     48     Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis     MS

2002.01   15.08.2002   Year of eco tourism   6v sheet   
Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
4000c     220     Variable Sunbird    Cinnyris venustus     

2002.02   26.08.2002   Birds   Sheet   

Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Western Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta vinacea
4500c     92     Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus     
4500c     37     Brown Snake Eagle    Circaetus cinereus     
4500c     222     Heuglin's Masked Weaver    Ploceus heuglini     
4500c     59     Egyptian Plover    Pluvianus aegyptius     
4500c     95     Swallow-tailed Bee-eater    Merops hirundineus     
4500c     223     Western Black-faced Firefinch    Lagonosticta vinacea     

2002.03   26.08.2002   Birds      
Rufous Fishing Owl Scotopelia ussheri
15000c     78     Rufous Fishing Owl    Scotopelia ussheri     MS

2007.01   15.09.2007   Birds of Africa   Sheet   
Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
7500c     98     Northern Red-billed Hornbill    Tockus erythrorhynchus     
7500c     106     Bearded Barbet    Lybius dubius     
7500c     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
7500c     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta     

2007.02   15.09.2007   Birds of Africa      
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
20000c     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     MS

2007.03   Tourism      
1500c     37     Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus     
2500c     38     Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     

2012.01   12.07.2012   Birds of Africa   Sheet   
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus Miombo Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis
2c     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
2c     213     Long-tailed Glossy Starling    Lamprotornis caudatus     
2c     95     Northern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicus     
2c     220     Miombo Double-collared Sunbird    Cinnyris manoensis     

2012.02   12.07.2012   Birds of Africa      
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
5c     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     MS

2012.03   12.07.2012   Parrots of Africa   Sheet   

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Cape Parrot  Poicephalus robustus Red-bellied Parrot  Poicephalus rufiventris Meyer's Parrot  Poicephalus meyeri Rüppell's Parrot  Poicephalus rueppellii Grey Parrot  Psittacus erithacus Brown-headed Parrot  Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
2c     73     Cape Parrot    Poicephalus robustus     
2c     73     Red-bellied Parrot    Poicephalus rufiventris     
2c     73     Meyer's Parrot    Poicephalus meyeri     
2c     73     Rüppell's Parrot    Poicephalus rueppellii     
2c     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
2c     73     Brown-headed Parrot    Poicephalus cryptoxanthus     

2012.04   12.07.2012   Parrots of Africa      
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
5c     73     Senegal Parrot    Poicephalus senegalus     MS

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Location: Western Africa
Population: 23.3 million
Climate: tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
Terrain: mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area

Birds: 754 species

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