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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1960.01   19.11.1960   Birds      
Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
100f     90     Abyssinian Roller    Coracias abyssinicus     
500f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     

1961.01   08.07.1961   Birds      
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea
50f     95     Northern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicus     
200f     75     Violet Turaco    Musophaga violacea     

1963.01   09.03.1963   Birds      
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
250f     222     Northern Red Bishop    Euplectes franciscanus     

1966.01   25.12.1966   Tourism   5v set   
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
25f     66     Yellow-legged Gull    Larus michahellis     

1968.01   13.07.1968   Birds      
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
5f     92     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     
500f     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     

1969.01   21.12.1968   Birds      
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
15f     61     African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus     
300f     14     Knob-billed Duck    Sarkidiornis melanotos     

1969.02   26.04.1969   Birds      
African Darter Anhinga rufa Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
70f     33     African Darter    Anhinga rufa     
250f     222     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     

1974.01   09.02.1974   Djoudj national park      
African Finfoot Podica senegalensis Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina Little Egret Egretta garzetta Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
1f     45     African Finfoot    Podica senegalensis     
2f     25     Eurasian Spoonbill    Platalea leucorodia     
3f     48     Black Crowned Crane    Balearica pavonina     
4f     26     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     
and     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba     
250f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
250f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     

1976.01   26.02.1976   Basse Casamance national park   6v set   
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
3f     64     Black-tailed Godwit    Limosa limosa     
5f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     

1978.01   22.04.1978   Saloum Delta national park      
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus
5f     66     Caspian Tern    Hydroprogne caspia     
and     66     Royal Tern    Thalasseus maximus     
10f     29     Pink-backed Pelican    Pelecanus rufescens     
15f     26     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     
20f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
150f     26     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     
and     66     Royal Tern    Thalasseus maximus     
150f     99     Abyssinian Ground Hornbill    Bucorvus abyssinicus     

1978.02   01.11.1978   Philexafrique      1961.01
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
100f     75     Violet Turaco    Musophaga violacea     
100f     11     Western Capercaillie    Tetrao urogallus     

1979.01   09.10.1979   Sir Rowland Hill, stamp on stamp      1960.01
Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus
500f     90     Abyssinian Roller    Coracias abyssinicus     

1981.01   31.01.1981   National parks (Pointe de Kalissaye, Langue de Barbarie, Iles de la Madeleine)   4v set   
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
50f     66     Caspian Tern    Hydroprogne caspia     
and     66     Grey-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus     
and     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
70f     66     Slender-billed Gull    Chroicocephalus genei     
and     66     Gull-billed Tern    Gelochelidon nilotica     
150f     23     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     
and     32     White-breasted Cormorant    Phalacrocorax lucidus     

1981.02   31.01.1981   National parks   4v sheet   1981.01

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Caspian Tern  Hydroprogne caspia Slender-billed Gull  Chroicocephalus genei Red-billed Tropicbird  Phaethon aethereus
125f     66     Caspian Tern    Hydroprogne caspia     
and     66     Grey-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus     
and     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
125f     66     Slender-billed Gull    Chroicocephalus genei     
and     66     Gull-billed Tern    Gelochelidon nilotica     
125f     23     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     
and     32     White-breasted Cormorant    Phalacrocorax lucidus     

1982.01   01.12.1982   Birds      
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Double-spurred Francolin Pternistis bicalcaratus Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
45f     64     Black-tailed Godwit    Limosa limosa     
75f     24     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
80f     11     Double-spurred Francolin    Pternistis bicalcaratus     
500f     37     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     

1986.01   04.12.1986   Guembeul national park   5v set   
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
50f     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
100f     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     

1987.01   05.02.1987   Ferlo national park   4v set   
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
70f     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     

1987.02   09.11.1987   Basse Casamance national park   6v set   

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Little Egret  Egretta garzetta Northern Carmine Bee-eater  Merops nubicus
300f     26     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     
300f     95     Northern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicus     

1987.03   04.12.1987   Djoudj national park      
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
115f     24     African Openbill    Anastomus lamelligerus     
125f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
135f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
and     29     Pink-backed Pelican    Pelecanus rufescens     
300f     29     Pink-backed Pelican    Pelecanus rufescens     
350f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     = 125f
350f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     = 135f
and     29     Pink-backed Pelican    Pelecanus rufescens     = 135f

1989.01   11.12.1989   National parks      
African Darter Anhinga rufa Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
10f     33     African Darter    Anhinga rufa     
and     32     White-breasted Cormorant    Phalacrocorax lucidus     
45f     66     Grey-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus     
100f     37     Long-crested Eagle    Lophaetus occipitalis     
and     95     Little Bee-eater    Merops pusillus     
180f     26     Western Reef Heron    Egretta gularis     

1992.01   23.03.1992   National parks: Saloum, Djoudj, Niokolo-Koba, Basse Casamance      
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
10f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
and     26     Western Reef Heron    Egretta gularis     
125f     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
and     26     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     
and     29     Pink-backed Pelican    Pelecanus rufescens     
and     33     African Darter    Anhinga rufa     
145f     99     Abyssinian Ground Hornbill    Bucorvus abyssinicus     
220f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
and     98     African Pied Hornbill    Tockus fasciatus     

1992.02   05.05.1992   Tourist sites   4v set   
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
200f     29     Pink-backed Pelican    Pelecanus rufescens     

1995.01   27.02.1995   Kalissaye national park      
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
100f     26     Black-headed Heron    Ardea melanocephala     
275f     66     Caspian Tern    Hydroprogne caspia     
290f     26     Western Reef Heron    Egretta gularis     
380f     29     Pink-backed Pelican    Pelecanus rufescens     

1995.02   30.11.1995   Endangered birds      
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Common Tern Sterna hirundo
90f     66     Caspian Tern    Hydroprogne caspia     
145f     66     Gull-billed Tern    Gelochelidon nilotica     
150f     66     Royal Tern    Thalasseus maximus     
180f     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     

1996.01   04.03.1996   National parks   4v set   
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus
175f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
and     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
220f     23     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     
275f     99     Abyssinian Ground Hornbill    Bucorvus abyssinicus     

1997.01   28.02.1997   Threatened birds      
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
25f     25     Eurasian Spoonbill    Platalea leucorodia     
70f     24     Marabou Stork    Leptoptilos crumenifer     
175f     64     Eurasian Curlew    Numenius arquata     
215f     24     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
220f     48     Black Crowned Crane    Balearica pavonina     

1997.02   21.07.1997   Niokolo-Badiar national park   4v set   
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
30f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     

1998.01   30.10.1998   International year of the oceans   2v set   
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
190f     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

1999.01   09.10.1999   Environment   4v set   
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
90f     54     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     
300f     14     White-faced Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     

2001.01   12.11.2001   National parks   4v set   
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
125f     26     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     
and     48     Sarus Crane    Grus antigone     
275f     48     Black Crowned Crane    Balearica pavonina     

2002.01   20.12.2002   Eco tourism   4v set   
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
250f     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     

2002.02   26.12.2002   Fauna   4v set   
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
360f     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     

2003.01   20.06.2003   NEPAD   3v set   
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
290f     31     Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus     

2006.01   Birds      
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone
30f     216     Common Nightingale    Luscinia megarhynchos     
75f     215     Eastern Bluebird    Sialia sialis     
200f     162     Eurasian Magpie    Pica pica     
400f     162     Carrion Crow    Corvus corone     

2008.01   27.02.2008   Fauna and tourism   4v set   
75f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
450f     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     

2011.01   06.04.2011   Birds      
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
10f     25     African Sacred Ibis    Threskiornis aethiopicus     
200f     48     Black Crowned Crane    Balearica pavonina     
450f     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
500f     57     Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus     

2011.02   Islands   4v set   
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
100f     29     Pink-backed Pelican    Pelecanus rufescens     

Senegal map

Location: Western Africa
Population: 12,8 million
Climate: tropical; hot, humid; rainy season has span style="font-weight:bold" southeast winds; dry season dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind
Terrain: generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast

Birds: 664 species

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Where do you want to go birding today?
Djoudj national park - web search -  image search -  map search
Basse Casamance national park - web search -  image search -  map search
Saloum Delta - web search -  image search -  map search
Pointe de Kalissaye - web search -  image search -  map search
Langue de Barbarie - web search -  image search -  map search
Iles de la Madeleine - web search -  image search -  map search
Guembeul - web search -  image search -  map search
Ferlo - web search -  image search -  map search
Niokolo-Koba - web search -  image search -  map search
Niokolo-Badiar - web search -  image search -  map search
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