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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1961.01   06.09.1961   Birds      
Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala Snowy Egret Egretta thula Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
30c     73     Yellow-crowned Amazon    Amazona ochrocephala     
40c     26     Snowy Egret    Egretta thula     
50c     25     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
5c     224     Venezuelan Troupial    Icterus icterus     
10c     118     Guianan Cock-of-the-rock    Rupicola rupicola     
15c     204     Tropical Mockingbird    Mimus gilvus     

1962.01   14.12.1962   Birds      
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis Venezuelan Sylph Aglaiocercus berlepschi Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus American Kestrel Falco sparverius Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus Lined Quail-Dove Geotrygon linearis
5c     229     Vermilion Cardinal    Cardinalis phoeniceus     
10c     117     Great Kiskadee    Pitangus sulphuratus     
20c     207     Glossy-black Thrush    Turdus serranus     
25c     88     Elegant Trogon    Trogon elegans     
30c     227     Swallow Tanager    Tersina viridis     
40c     86     Venezuelan Sylph    Aglaiocercus berlepschi     
3b     57     Black-necked Stilt    Himantopus mexicanus     
5c     38     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
20c     14     Black-bellied Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna autumnalis     
25c     92     Amazon Kingfisher    Chloroceryle amazona     
30c     8     Rufous-vented Chachalaca    Ortalis ruficauda     
50c     224     Oriole Blackbird    Gymnomystax mexicanus     
55c     82     Pauraque    Nyctidromus albicollis     
2.30b     106     Red-crowned Woodpecker    Melanerpes rubricapillus     
2.50b     70     Lined Quail-Dove    Geotrygon linearis     

1965.01   06.08.1965   Surcharge on 1962.01      
20c     82     Pauraque    Nyctidromus albicollis     
20c     106     Red-crowned Woodpecker    Melanerpes rubricapillus     
20c     70     Lined Quail-Dove    Geotrygon linearis     

1965.02   09.08.1965   Surcharge on 1962.01      
20c     57     Black-necked Stilt    Himantopus mexicanus     

1968.01   19.12.1968   Conservation of natural resources      
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
20c     25     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
and     14     Black-bellied Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna autumnalis     
and     24     Jabiru    Jabiru mycteria     
and     26     Great Blue Heron    Ardea herodias     
1b     155     Red-eyed Vireo    Vireo olivaceus     
and     224     Shiny Cowbird    Molothrus bonariensis     

1969.01   30.05.1969   Conservation of natural resources      
Marbled Wood Quail Odontophorus gujanensis
15c     10     Marbled Wood Quail    Odontophorus gujanensis     

1973.01   01.10.1973   Golden Highway   7v set   
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
10c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

1982.01   14.10.1982   Flora and fauna   4v set   
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
3b     80     Oilbird    Steatornis caripensis     

1987.01   18.10.1987   Columbus   5v set   
12b     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     

1988.01   15.06.1988   Endangered birds      
Red Siskin Carduelis cucullata Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi
2b     221     Red Siskin    Carduelis cucullata     
6b     25     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
11.50b     37     Harpy Eagle    Harpia harpyja     
12b     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
12.50b     8     Helmeted Curassow    Pauxi pauxi     

1993.01   13.10.1993   America      
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
24b     73     Yellow-shouldered Amazon    Amazona barbadensis     
80b     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

1995.01   18.10.1995   Amerindians      
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
150b     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     MS

1996.01   21.10.1996   Taipei '96      
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
200b     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     MS

1998.01   26.03.1998   Margarita Island   10v sheet   
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis
100b     73     Yellow-shouldered Amazon    Amazona barbadensis     

1998.02   17.07.1998   Henri Pittier national park   10v sheet   

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Helmeted Curassow  Pauxi pauxi Swallow Tanager  Tersina viridis Ornate Hawk-Eagle  Spizaetus ornatus Lilac-tailed Parrotlet  Touit batavicus Collared Trogon  Trogon collaris Inca Jay  Cyanocorax yncas
140b     8     Helmeted Curassow    Pauxi pauxi     
140b     227     Swallow Tanager    Tersina viridis     
150b     37     Ornate Hawk-Eagle    Spizaetus ornatus     
200b     73     Lilac-tailed Parrotlet    Touit batavicus     
200b     88     Collared Trogon    Trogon collaris     
350b     160     Inca Jay    Cyanocorax yncas     

1998.03   31.07.1998   Expo '98   10v sheet   
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Western Great Egret Ardea alba
140b     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
350b     26     Western Great Egret    Ardea alba     
and     25     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

1998.04   20.08.1998   Amazon cooperation   10v sheet   
Nocturnal Curassow Nothocrax urumutum
200b     8     Nocturnal Curassow    Nothocrax urumutum     

1998.05   04.12.1998   William H. Phelps   10v sheet   
Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus Crimson Topaz Topaza pella Great Antpitta Grallaria excelsa Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus Yellow-bellied Tanager Tangara xanthogastra
200b     118     Amazonian Umbrellabird    Cephalopterus ornatus     
200b     86     Crimson Topaz    Topaza pella     
200b     113     Great Antpitta    Grallaria excelsa     
200b     86     Ruby-topaz Hummingbird    Chrysolampis mosquitus     
200b     227     Yellow-bellied Tanager    Tangara xanthogastra     

2000.01   26.09.2000   OPEC   10v sheet   
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550b     163     Greater Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea apoda     

2002.01   10.05.2002   Lighthouses   10v sheet   
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
450b     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

2004.01   11.10.2004   Parks   10v sheet   
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus Many-banded Aracari Pteroglossus pluricinctus
500b     34     Andean Condor    Vultur gryphus     
1500b     102     Many-banded Aracari    Pteroglossus pluricinctus     

2008.01   07.05.2008   Banknotes and coins   14v sheet   
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja Red Siskin Carduelis cucullata
1.50b     37     Harpy Eagle    Harpia harpyja     
2b     221     Red Siskin    Carduelis cucullata     

Venezuela map

Location: Northern South America
Population: 26.4 million
Climate: tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Terrain: Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast

Birds: 1417 species. 48 endemic species.

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