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Bird stamps of Cape Verde Islands
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 1981 Birds Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 1981 Birds Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala 1981 Birds Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1981 Birds
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 1981 Birds Raso Lark Alauda razae 1981 Birds MS Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii 1993 Nature reserves Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 1993 Nature reserves
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1993 Nature reserves Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus 1993 Nature reserves Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1994 Hong Kong 94 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 2003 Herons and egrets
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2003 Herons and egrets Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 2003 Herons and egrets Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2003 Herons and egrets Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis 2005 Birds Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 2005 Birds
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2005 Birds Cape Verde Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis 2005 Birds Cape Verde Buzzard Buteo bannermani 2008 Birds of prey Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2008 Birds of prey Osprey Pandion haliaetus 2008 Birds of prey
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 2008 Birds of prey Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii 2010 Discovery of Cape Verde 3v set Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 2010 Nature reserve Monte Gordo 6v set Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis 2010 Nature reserve Monte Gordo 6v set
Rock Dove Columba livia 2010 Nature reserve Monte Gordo 6v set Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala 2011 Birds and flora 6v set Cape Verde Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis 2011 Birds and flora 6v set Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae 2011 Birds and flora 6v set Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala 2011 Birds and flora MS
Cape Verde Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis 2011 Birds and flora MS Cape Verde Buzzard Buteo bannermani 2012 Fauna and flora 6v set Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae 2012 Fauna and flora 6v set Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae 2012 Fauna and flora MS Cape Verde Storm Petrel Hydrobates jabejabe 2023 Parque Natural da Baia do Inferno e do Monte Angra 3v set
Cape Verde Storm Petrel Hydrobates jabejabe 2023 Parque Natural da Baia do Inferno e do Monte Angra 2v sheet
Cape Verde map

Location: Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean
Population: 426,900
Climate: temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
Terrain: steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic

Birds: 186 species. 4 endemic species.

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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Raso Lark Alauda razae
Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Cape Verde Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis
Cape Verde Buzzard Buteo bannermani
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
Rock Dove Columba livia
Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
Cape Verde Storm Petrel Hydrobates jabejabe

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