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Bird stamps from Iran

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1967.01   11.03.1967   New year stamps   2v set   
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
8r     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

1969.01   06.03.1969   New year stamps   3v set   
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
1r     222     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
2r     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     

1971.01   30.01.1971   International wetland conference      
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
1r     14     Common Shelduck    Tadorna tadorna     
2r     14     Ruddy Shelduck    Tadorna ferruginea     
8r     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     

1971.02   06.03.1971   New year stamps      
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
1r     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
2r     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
6r     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     

1972.01   06.03.1972   New year stamps      
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
1r     11     Chukar Partridge    Alectoris chukar     
1r     69     Pin-tailed Sandgrouse    Pterocles alchata     
2r     216     Swee Waxbill    Estrilda melanotis     
and     216     Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu    Uraeginthus bengalus     

1974.01   13.04.1974   International wildlife protection conference   4v strip   
Great Bustard Otis tarda Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi
2r     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     
8r     11     Caucasian Grouse    Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi     

1991.01   25.10.1991   Children's book illustrations      
European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
100r     106     European Green Woodpecker    Picus viridis     

1994.01   17.03.1994   New year stamps      
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
40r     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
40r     11     Chukar Partridge    Alectoris chukar     
40r     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
40r     26     Eurasian Bittern    Botaurus stellaris     

1996.01   15.03.1996   New year stamps      
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus European Roller Coracias garrulus Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
100r     156     Eurasian Golden Oriole    Oriolus oriolus     
100r     90     European Roller    Coracias garrulus     
100r     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     
100r     230     Northern Cardinal    Cardinalis cardinalis     

1999.01   04.08.1999   Bird definitive      
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
250r     179     Crested Lark    Galerida cristata     

1999.02   06.08.1999   Bird definitive      
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
150r     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     

2000.01   13.03.2000   New year stamps      
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
300r     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     

2000.02   31.05.2000   Bird definitive      
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
300r     154     Red-backed Shrike    Lanius collurio     

2000.03   17.06.2000   Bird definitive      
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
100r     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     

2000.04   30.08.2000   Bird definitive      
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
500r     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     

2000.05   30.10.2000   Bird definitive      
Redwing Turdus iliacus
1000r     208     Redwing    Turdus iliacus     

2001.01   13.01.2001   Bird definitive      
Twite Carduelis flavirostris
2000r     222     Twite    Carduelis flavirostris     

2001.02   23.01.2001   Bird definitive      
Not identified Not identified
3000r
    Not identified     

2001.03   18.03.2001   New year stamps      
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
300r     222     Hawfinch    Coccothraustes coccothraustes     
300r     227     Red-headed Bunting    Emberiza bruniceps     

2001.04   17.04.2001   Bird definitive      
European Roller Coracias garrulus
350r     90     European Roller    Coracias garrulus     

2001.05   09.06.2001   Belgica 2001   3v set   
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
350r     222     Common Chaffinch    Fringilla coelebs     
350r     168     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     

2002.01   16.03.2002   New year stamps   2 strips   
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
500r     26     Squacco Heron    Ardeola ralloides     
500r     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
500r     175     Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus     
500r     73     Alexandrine Parakeet    Psittacula eupatria     

2002.02   24.04.2002   Bird definitive      
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
200r     209     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     

2002.03   18.05.2002   Bird definitive      
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
400r     175     Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus     

2002.04   16.07.2002   Bird definitive      
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
4500r     70     European Turtle Dove    Streptopelia turtur     

2007.01   09.09.2007   WWF      
Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus
650r     48     Siberian Crane    Grus leucogeranus     
650r     48     Siberian Crane    Grus leucogeranus     
650r     48     Siberian Crane    Grus leucogeranus     
650r     48     Siberian Crane    Grus leucogeranus     

Iran map

Location: Middle East
Population: 65.8 million
Climate: mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Terrain: rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts

Birds: 527 species. 2 endemic

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26.02.2009