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1975.01  29.10.1975   Birds      
Hwamei Garrulax canorus Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
50c     147 035 000     Hwamei    Garrulax canorus     
1.30$     124 016 000     Light-vented Bulbul    Pycnonotus sinensis     
2$     89 038 000     Black-capped Kingfisher    Halcyon pileata     

1980.01  12.11.1980   Botanical gardens   4v set   
Caribbean Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
20c     25 002 000     Caribbean Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     

1984.01  21.11.1984   Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club   4v set   
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
5$     7 015 000     Humboldt Penguin    Spheniscus humboldti     

1988.01  20.04.1988   Hong Kong birds      
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi Black Kite Milvus migrans Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
50c     89 036 000     White-throated Kingfisher    Halcyon smyrnensis     
1.30$     140 095 000     Fujian Niltava    Niltava davidi     
1.70$     30 031 000     Black Kite    Milvus migrans     
5$     89 089 000     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     

1997.01  27.04.1997   Hong Kong migratory birds      
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Falcated Duck Anas falcata Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor
1.30$     201 029 000     Yellow-breasted Bunting    Emberiza aureola     
2.50$     62 064 000     Great Knot    Calidris tenuirostris     
3.10$     27 074 000     Falcated Duck    Anas falcata     
5$     24 031 000     Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor     

2000.01  30.09.2000   Wetland   Booklet   1997.01
Click for enlargement Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Falcated Duck Anas falcata Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor
1.30$     201 029 000     Yellow-breasted Bunting    Emberiza aureola     "2000"
2.50$     62 064 000     Great Knot    Calidris tenuirostris     "2000"
3.10$     27 074 000     Falcated Duck    Anas falcata     "2000"
5$     24 031 000     Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor     "2000"

2001.01  01.02.2001   Personal greetings stamps   4v set   
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
1.60$     27 011 000     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     

2002.01  01.07.2002   The 5th anniversary of the HKSAR   4v set   
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor
3$     24 031 000     Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor     

2002.02  01.07.2002   The 5th anniversary of the HKSAR   4v sheet   2002.01
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Black-faced Spoonbill  Platalea minor
3$     24 031 000     Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor     

2003.01  04.10.2003   Waterbirds      
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Arctic Loon Gavia arctica Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
1.40$     57 007 000     Pied Avocet    Recurvirostra avosetta     
2.40$     9 013 000     Horned Grebe    Podiceps auritus     
3$     8 002 000     Arctic Loon    Gavia arctica     
5$     9 012 000     Great Crested Grebe    Podiceps cristatus     

2003.02  04.10.2003   Waterbirds   Booklet   2003.01
Click for enlargement Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Arctic Loon Gavia arctica Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
1.40$     57 007 000     Pied Avocet    Recurvirostra avosetta     
2.40$     9 013 000     Horned Grebe    Podiceps auritus     
3$     8 002 000     Arctic Loon    Gavia arctica     
5$     9 012 000     Great Crested Grebe    Podiceps cristatus     

2005.01  30.01.2005   Year of the rooster   4v set   
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
1.40$     38 116 000     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

2005.02  30.01.2005   Year of the rooster   4v sheet   2005.01
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Red Junglefowl  Gallus gallus
1.40$     38 116 000     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

2005.03  30.01.2005   Year of the rooster   2v sheet   2005.01
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Red Junglefowl  Gallus gallus
50$     38 116 000     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     Gold & silver

2005.04  18.10.2005   Fishing village   4v set   
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
1.40$     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

2005.05  18.10.2005   Fishing village   4x4v sheet   2005.04
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Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis
1.40$     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

2006.01  15.06.2006   Chinese idioms   4v set   
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
3$     38 116 000     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

2006.02  15.06.2006   Chinese idioms   4v sheet   2006.01
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Red Junglefowl  Gallus gallus
3$     38 116 000     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

2006.03  18.07.2006   Attractions   18v set   
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Great Egret Ardea alba
1.40$     24 031 000     Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor     
and     57 007 000     Pied Avocet    Recurvirostra avosetta     
1.40$     74 104 000     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     
1.40$     20 013 000     Great Egret    Ardea alba     

2006.04  18.07.2006   Attractions   18v set   2006.03
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Pied Avocet  Recurvirostra avosetta Budgerigar  Melopsittacus undulatus Great Egret  Ardea alba
1.40$     24 031 000     Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor     
and     57 007 000     Pied Avocet    Recurvirostra avosetta     
1.40$     74 104 000     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     
1.40$     20 013 000     Great Egret    Ardea alba     

2006.05  31.12.2006   Birds definitives      
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor Little Egret Egretta garzetta Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach White Wagtail Motacilla alba Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
10c     30 034 000     White-bellied Sea-Eagle    Haliaeetus leucogaster     
20c     78 013 000     Collared Scops-Owl    Otus lettia     
50c     123 079 000     Scarlet Minivet    Pericrocotus flammeus     
1$     89 002 000     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
1.40$     164 115 000     Fork-tailed Sunbird    Aethopyga christinae     
1.80$     67 026 000     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     
1.90$     24 031 000     Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor     
2$     20 023 000     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     
2.40$     53 001 000     Greater Painted-snipe    Rostratula benghalensis     
2.50$     121 046 000     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
3$     124 014 000     Red-whiskered Bulbul    Pycnonotus jocosus     
5$     174 010 000     Long-tailed Shrike    Lanius schach     
10$     122 055 000     White Wagtail    Motacilla alba     
13$     27 115 000     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     
20$     187 064 000     Eurasian Magpie    Pica pica     
50$     15 004 000     Dalmatian Pelican    Pelecanus crispus     

2006.06  31.12.2006   Birds definitives   Sheet   2006.05
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle  Haliaeetus leucogaster Collared Scops-Owl  Otus lettia Scarlet Minivet  Pericrocotus flammeus Common Kingfisher  Alcedo atthis Fork-tailed Sunbird  Aethopyga christinae Roseate Tern  Sterna dougallii Black-faced Spoonbill  Platalea minor Little Egret  Egretta garzetta Greater Painted-snipe  Rostratula benghalensis Barn Swallow  Hirundo rustica Red-whiskered Bulbul  Pycnonotus jocosus Long-tailed Shrike  Lanius schach
10c     30 034 000     White-bellied Sea-Eagle    Haliaeetus leucogaster     
20c     78 013 000     Collared Scops-Owl    Otus lettia     
50c     123 079 000     Scarlet Minivet    Pericrocotus flammeus     
1$     89 002 000     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
1.40$     164 115 000     Fork-tailed Sunbird    Aethopyga christinae     
1.80$     67 026 000     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     
1.90$     24 031 000     Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor     
2$     20 023 000     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     
2.40$     53 001 000     Greater Painted-snipe    Rostratula benghalensis     
2.50$     121 046 000     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
3$     124 014 000     Red-whiskered Bulbul    Pycnonotus jocosus     
5$     174 010 000     Long-tailed Shrike    Lanius schach     

2006.07  31.12.2006   Birds definitives   Sheet   2006.05
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White Wagtail  Motacilla alba Northern Shoveler  Anas clypeata Eurasian Magpie  Pica pica Dalmatian Pelican  Pelecanus crispus
10$     122 055 000     White Wagtail    Motacilla alba     
13$     27 115 000     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     
20$     187 064 000     Eurasian Magpie    Pica pica     
50$     15 004 000     Dalmatian Pelican    Pelecanus crispus     

2006.08  31.12.2006   Birds definitives   Booklet   2006.05
Click for enlargement Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae
1.40$     164 115 000     Fork-tailed Sunbird    Aethopyga christinae     ct
1.40$     164 115 000     Fork-tailed Sunbird    Aethopyga christinae     cb
1.40$     164 115 000     Fork-tailed Sunbird    Aethopyga christinae     ctr
1.40$     164 115 000     Fork-tailed Sunbird    Aethopyga christinae     cbr

2006.09  31.12.2006   Birds definitives   Booklet   2006.05
Click for enlargement Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
1.80$     67 026 000     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     ct
1.80$     67 026 000     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     cb
1.80$     67 026 000     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     ctr
1.80$     67 026 000     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     cbr

2006.10  31.12.2006   Birds definitives   Booklet   2006.05
Click for enlargement Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
2.40$     53 001 000     Greater Painted-snipe    Rostratula benghalensis     ct
2.40$     53 001 000     Greater Painted-snipe    Rostratula benghalensis     cb
2.40$     53 001 000     Greater Painted-snipe    Rostratula benghalensis     ctr
2.40$     53 001 000     Greater Painted-snipe    Rostratula benghalensis     cbr

2006.11  31.12.2006   Birds definitives   Booklet   2006.05
Click for enlargement Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
3$     124 014 000     Red-whiskered Bulbul    Pycnonotus jocosus     ct
3$     124 014 000     Red-whiskered Bulbul    Pycnonotus jocosus     cb
3$     124 014 000     Red-whiskered Bulbul    Pycnonotus jocosus     ctr
3$     124 014 000     Red-whiskered Bulbul    Pycnonotus jocosus     cbr

2006.12  31.12.2006   Birds definitives   Prestige booklet   2006.05
Click for enlargement White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor Little Egret Egretta garzetta Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
10c     30 034 000     White-bellied Sea-Eagle    Haliaeetus leucogaster     
20c     78 013 000     Collared Scops-Owl    Otus lettia     
50c     123 079 000     Scarlet Minivet    Pericrocotus flammeus     
1$     89 002 000     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
1.40$     164 115 000     Fork-tailed Sunbird    Aethopyga christinae     
1.80$     67 026 000     Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii     
1.90$     24 031 000     Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor     
2$     20 023 000     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     
2.40$     53 001 000     Greater Painted-snipe    Rostratula benghalensis     
2.50$     121 046 000     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
3$     124 014 000     Red-whiskered Bulbul    Pycnonotus jocosus     
5$     174 010 000     Long-tailed Shrike    Lanius schach     

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Location: Eastern Asia
Population: 7.1 million
Climate: tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
Terrain: hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north

Birds: 492 species

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13.05.2008