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Bird stamps of Japan
White Wagtail Motacilla alba 1875 Definitives Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1875 Definitives Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1946 Governmental postal service Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 1947 Definitives With wmk Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1947 Definitives With wmk Varied Tit Sittiparus varius 1948 Red Cross 2v set
Greylag Goose Anser anser 1949 Postal week Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor 1950 Air Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor 1950 Air Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor 1950 Air
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor 1950 Air Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor 1950 Air Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus 1953 Definitives Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1953 Return of Crown Prince from overseas tour 2v set Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus 1954 Definitives
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1955 Definitives Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 1957 International geophysical year Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1959 National parks 2v set Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1959 International air transport Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon 1960 International bird preservation congress Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1961 Definitives Coil
Lidth's Jay Garrulus lidthi 1963 Japanese birds Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1963 Definitives Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 1963 Japanese birds Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 1963 Japanese birds Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 1964 Japanese birds
Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone 1964 Japanese birds Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides 1964 Japanese birds Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 1965 Maritime day Copper Pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii 1965 Definitives Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1966 Famous japanese gardens 3v set
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1967 International tourist year 2v set Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1968 Definitives Booklet Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1968 Definitives Booklet Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1968 Definitives Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 1969 National park
Japanese Tit Parus minor 1971 Bird week Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae 1971 Antarctic treaty Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus 1971 Definitives Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1971 Definitives Copper Pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii 1971 Definitives Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia 1973 National park 2v set
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus 1973 International correspondence week Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1973 Definitives Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1974 Japanese folk tales 3v set Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1974 Japanese folk tales 3v set
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1974 Inter-parliamentary union congress 2v set Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1974 International correspondence week Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus 1975 Nature conservation Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1975 Nature conservation
Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare 1975 Nature conservation Green Peafowl Pavo muticus 1975 International correspondence week Ryukyu Robin Larvivora komadori 1976 Nature conservation Rook Corvus frugilegus 1976 International correspondence week Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1977 International correspondence week
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1978 Rotary International convention Copper Pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii 1978 International correspondence week Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1979 Definitives Ural Owl Strix uralensis 1979 International correspondence week Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1980 International correspondence week White-naped Crane Antigone vipio 1980 International correspondence week
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon 1981 Anniversary of national parks Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 1981 International correspondence week American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 1982 Ueno Zoo 4v set King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus 1982 Ueno Zoo 4v set Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 1982 National afforestation campaign Okinawa Rail Hypotaenidia okinawae 1983 Endangered birds
Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni 1983 Endangered birds Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae 1983 Antarctic research ship Okinawa Woodpecker Dendrocopos noguchii 1983 Endangered birds Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 1983 Endangered birds
Marsh Grassbird Helopsaltes pryeri 1984 Endangered birds Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela 1984 Endangered birds Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina 1984 Endangered birds Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer 1984 Endangered birds
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos 1984 Endangered birds Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1984 Endangered birds Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni 1984 Birds in danger of extinction Sheet Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela 1984 Birds in danger of extinction Sheet Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1984 Birds in danger of extinction Sheet
Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus 1986 National afforestation campaign Oriental Magpie Pica serica 1987 National afforestation campaign Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1987 Travel diary by Basho Matsuo 4v set Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus 1988 National afforestation campaign Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1989 Travel diary by Basho Matsuo Sheet, imp
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 1990 Regional stamp Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 1990 Gifu. Four seasons in Hida 4v set Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1990 Hokkaido Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii 1991 Water birds Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 1991 Water birds
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 1991 Water birds Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 1991 Water birds Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata 1992 Water birds Hooded Crane Grus monacha 1992 Water birds
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1992 Water birds Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis 1992 Water birds Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone 1992 Fukuoka Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas 1992 Water birds
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda 1992 Water birds Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia 1992 Aichi Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia 1992 Aichi Sheet with 3x62y Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia 1992 Aichi Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia 1992 Aichi Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1992 Definitives
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 1992 Definitives Varied Tit Sittiparus varius 1992 Definitives Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1992 Definitives Booklet, sa Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 1992 Definitives Booklet, sa Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 1993 Water birds Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus 1993 Water birds
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1993 Definitives Booklet Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1993 Definitives Booklet Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 1993 Definitives Booklet Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 1993 Definitives Booklet Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 1993 Definitives Booklet Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 1993 Definitives Booklet Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 1993 Definitives Booklet
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 1993 Definitives Booklet Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1993 Water birds White-naped Crane Antigone vipio 1993 Water birds Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 1993 Water birds White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1993 Water birds
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1993 5th meeting of Ramsar convention Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1993 5th meeting of Ramsar convention Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata 1993 Shizuoka Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 1994 Definitives Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris 1994 Definitives Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha 1994 Definitives
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 1994 Definitives Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris 1994 Definitives Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 1994 Definitives Booklet, imp, sa Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris 1994 Definitives Booklet, imp, sa Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1994 Definitives Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 1994 National land afforestation Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 1994 Shinkoro tower and the Tajima festival
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 1994 Shinkoro tower and the Tajima festival Booklet Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 1994 Shinkoro tower and the Tajima festival Booklet Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 1994 Shinkoro tower and the Tajima festival Booklet Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 1994 Shinkoro tower and the Tajima festival Booklet Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 1994 Kentish Plover and Futamiura beach Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 1994 Kentish Plover and Futamiura beach Booklet
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 1994 Kentish Plover and Futamiura beach Booklet Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 1994 Kentish Plover and Futamiura beach Booklet Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 1994 Kentish Plover and Futamiura beach Booklet Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 1995 World heritage 2v set Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina 1996 The 50th anniversary of bird week Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina 1996 The 50th anniversary of bird week
Greylag Goose Anser anser 1996 The history of postage stamp 4v strip Greylag Goose Anser anser 1996 The history of postage stamp 4v strip Japanese Tit Parus minor 1997 Nature of Japan Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1997 Nature of Japan Not identified Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1997 The first world walking festival
Black Kite Milvus migrans 1997 Favourite songs 2v set Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus 1998 Nature of Japan Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata 1998 Nature of Japan Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 1998 Nature of Japan Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 1998 International letter writing week 6v set
Moluccan Eclectus Eclectus roratus 1998 International letter writing week 6v set Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1998 International letter writing week 6v set Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 1998 International letter writing week 6v set
Not identified Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1999 Land of snow 4v strip Andean Condor Vultur gryphus 1999 Japanese migration to Bolivia Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon 1999 Toki in Sado Strip Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon 1999 Toki in Sado Strip
Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus 1999 Birds in Hokkaido Strip Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata 1999 Birds in Hokkaido Strip Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni 1999 Birds in Hokkaido Strip Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1999 Birds in Hokkaido Strip Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1999 Definitive stamps for celebrations 3v set
Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus 1999 International letter writing week 6v set Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1999 20th century 10v sheet Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare 2000 Prefecture Tokyo 5v strip Ryukyu Wood Pigeon Columba jouyi † 2000 20th century 10v sheet Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2000 Prefecture Okayama 4v strip
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2000 Prefecture Okayama 4v strip Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2000 Prefecture Okayama 4v sheet Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2000 Prefecture Okayama 4v sheet Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 2000 National land afforestation Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2000 Saitama 2v strip Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 2000 PhilaNippon 01 10v sheet, sa
White Wagtail Motacilla alba 2000 PhilaNippon 01 10v sheet, sa Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 2000 PhilaNippon 01 10v sheet, sa Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha 2000 Prefecture Tokyo Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus 2000 20th century 10v sheet Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2001 Internet Fair 2001
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2001 Internet Fair 2001 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 2001 Kairakuen 4v strip Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 2001 Kairakuen 4v sheet Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 2001 Prefecture Yamaguchi 2v set Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 2001 Prefecture Yamaguchi Booklet Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2001 PhilaNippon 01 10v sheet, sa
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 2001 PhilaNippon 01 10v sheet, sa Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 2001 PhilaNippon 01 10v sheet, sa Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris 2001 PhilaNippon 01 10v sheet, sa Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 2002 World heritage 10v sheet Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2002 World heritage 10v sheet
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 2002 Definitives Booklet, sa Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris 2002 Definitives Booklet, sa Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 2003 Greetings 5v sheet, sa Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2003 Greetings 5v sheet, sa Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2003 Japan Post 10v sheet, sa Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2003 Japan Post 10v sheet, sa
Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus 2003 Prefecture Gifu 2v strip Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis 2003 Letter writing day 10v sheet Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis 2003 Letter writing day 2v sheet Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis 2003 Letter writing day Booklet Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis 2003 Letter writing day Booklet Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus 2004 Prefecture Hokkaido, icebreaker
White Stork Ciconia ciconia 2004 Letter writing day 10v sheet Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 2005 Prefecture Hyogo, Oriental Stork Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata 2005 Northernmost nature in Hokkaido 4v strip Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 2006 Prefecture Shizuoka, cherry blossom 2v set Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae 2006 Australia-Japan year of exchange 10v set Ural Owl Strix uralensis 2006 Northern animals 4v strip
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2006 Greetings, joint issue with Singapore 6v sheet, sa Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2006 Greetings, joint issue with Singapore 6v sheet, sa Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2007 Antarctic expedition 10v sheet Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2007 Antarctic expedition 10v sheet
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae 2007 Antarctic expedition 10v sheet Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae 2007 Antarctic expedition 10v sheet Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae 2007 Antarctic expedition 10v sheet, sa Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2007 Antarctic expedition 10v sheet, sa Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2007 Antarctic expedition 10v sheet, sa Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2007 Antarctic expedition 10v sheet, sa
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 2007 Philately week 5v sheet with 2 of each Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2007 Philately week 5v sheet with 2 of each Varied Tit Sittiparus varius 2007 Philately week 5v sheet with 2 of each Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus 2007 Philately week 5v sheet with 2 of each Japanese Tit Parus minor 2007 Philately week 5v sheet with 2 of each Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor 2007 Birds in Chugoku
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 2007 Birds in Chugoku Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 2007 Birds in Chugoku Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2007 Birds in Chugoku Hooded Crane Grus monacha 2007 Birds in Chugoku Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2007 Animals of Hokkaido 5v set Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 2007 Japan-India friendship year 10v sheet
Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni 2007 World heritage 10v sheet Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus 2007 World heritage 10v sheet Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2007 Definitives Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 2007 Definitives Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 2008 Philately week 5v sheet with 2 of each Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2008 Philately week 5v sheet with 2 of each
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 2008 Philately week 5v sheet with 2 of each Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco 2008 Japan-Brazil 10v sheet Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2008 Nature 5v sheet Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2008 Japan-China 10v sheet Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2008 Japan-China 10v sheet
Okinawa Rail Hypotaenidia okinawae 2009 Travel scenes 10v sheet Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon 2009 Nature 5v sheet Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2010 Travel scenes 10v sheet Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2010 Philately week 10v sheet Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2010 Hometowns 10v sheet
Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus 2010 Anniversary for local government law (Gifu) 5v sheet Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia 2010 Anniversary for local government law (Aichi) 5v sheet Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2010 International year of biodiversity 10v sheet Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2010 Definitives Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2011 Travel scenes 10v sheet Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2011 Travel scenes 10v sheet
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2011 Greetings 5v sheet, sa Tawny Owl Strix aluco 2011 Peter Rabbit and friends 2x10v sheet, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2011 Peter Rabbit and friends 2x10v sheet, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2011 Peter Rabbit and friends 2x10v sheet, sa Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 2011 Anniversary for local government law (Toyama) 5v sheet
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae 2011 Antarctic treaty anniversary 10v sheet Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus 2011 Antarctic treaty anniversary 10v sheet Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua 2011 Antarctic treaty anniversary 10v sheet Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2011 Antarctic treaty anniversary 10v sheet Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus 2011 Antarctic treaty anniversary 10v sheet
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi 2011 Harmony with nature 2x5v sheet Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2011 Anniversary for local government law (Shiga) 5v sheet Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare 2012 Bonin Islands 10v sheet Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 2012 Harmony with nature 2x5v sheet Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 2012 Anniversary for local government law (Oita) 5v sheet
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 2013 Anniversary for local government law (Hyogo) 5v sheet Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 2013 Travel scenes 10v sheet Ryukyu Robin Larvivora komadori 2013 Harmony with nature 2x5v sheet Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua 2013 Baby animals 5v set, sa White-naped Crane Antigone vipio 2013 Anniversary for local government law (Kagoshima) 5v sheet
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 2014 Rare wildlife in Japan 5v set Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2014 Fuji 10v sheet Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 2014 Letter writing day 10v sheet, sa Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2014 Letter writing day 10v sheet, sa Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon 2015 Definitives 12v set Hooded Crane Grus monacha 2015 Anniversary for local government law (Yamaguchi) 5v sheet
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 2016 Spring greetings 2x5v sheet, sa Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 2016 G7 10v sheet Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2016 Anniversary of local government law 47v booklet Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 2016 Greetings, traditional colours 10v sheet, sa Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki 2016 Greetings, traditional colours 10v sheet, sa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2016 Greetings, traditional colours 10v sheet, sa Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2016 Greetings, traditional colours 10v sheet, sa
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata 2016 Mountain day 10v sheet Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 2016 Natural monument 1 10v sheet Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige 2016 Natural monument 1 10v sheet Australian Zebra Finch Taeniopygia castanotis 2016 Familiar animals 10v sheet, sa Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus 2016 Familiar animals 10v sheet, sa Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis 2016 Familiar animals 10v sheet, sa
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata 2016 Familiar animals 10v sheet, sa Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita 2016 Familiar animals 10v sheet, sa Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora 2016 Familiar animals 10v sheet, sa Grey-capped Greenfinch Chloris sinica 2017 Birds and flowers paintings 6v set Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 2017 Birds and flowers paintings 6v set Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata 2017 Birds and flowers paintings 6v set
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2017 Birds and flowers paintings 6v set Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii 2017 Natural monument 2 10v sheet Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 2017 Natural monument 2 10v sheet Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor 2017 Japanese paintings 10v sheet Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2017 Penguins 10v sheet, sa Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2017 Penguins 10v sheet, sa
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2017 Penguins 10v sheet, sa Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2017 Penguins 10v sheet, sa Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus 2017 Penguins 10v sheet, sa Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus 2017 Penguins 10v sheet, sa Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2017 Penguins 10v sheet, sa Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus 2017 Penguins 10v sheet, sa Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2017 Penguins 10v sheet, sa
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 2017 Traditional Japanese design 2x5v sheet, sa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2017 Traditional Japanese design 2x5v sheet, sa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2017 Gifts from the forest 10v sheet, sa Japanese Tit Parus minor 2017 Gifts from the forest 10v sheet, sa Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 2017 Gifts from the forest 10v sheet, sa Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare 2018 Bonin 10v set
Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare 2018 Bonin 10v set Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane 2018 Autumn greetings 10v sheet, sa Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 2018 International letter-writing week 6v set Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora 2018 International letter-writing week 6v set Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 2019 Spring greeting 2x5v sheet, sa Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2019 Anniversary 2v set
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 2019 Fauna and flora 10v sheet, sa Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 2019 Fauna and flora 10v sheet, sa Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 2019 Fauna and flora 10v sheet, sa Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2019 Celebration 3v set Japanese Tit Parus minor 2019 Autumn greetings 10v sheet, sa Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 2019 Autumn greetings 10v sheet, sa
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 2019 Autumn greetings 10v sheet, sa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2019 International letter-writing week 6v set Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 2019 Traditional colours 10v sheet, sa Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda 2020 Miyakojima 5v sheet, sa Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 2020 Spring greeting 10v sheet, sa Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2020 Spring greeting 10v sheet, sa
Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 2020 Spring greeting 10v sheet, sa Common Gull Larus canus 2020 Summer greeting 10v set, sa Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela 2020 Fauna and flora 10v sheet, sa Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda 2020 Fauna and flora 10v sheet, sa Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans 2020 Fauna and flora 10v sheet, sa Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2020 Traditional colours 10v sheet, sa
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 2020 Natural monument protection 10v sheet Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2020 World of arts 10v sheet, sa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2020 World of arts 10v sheet, sa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2020 Animals 10v sheet, sa Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2020 Animals 10v sheet, sa Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 2020 Animals 10v sheet, sa
Ural Owl Strix uralensis 2020 Winter greetings 10v sheet, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2020 Winter greetings 10v sheet, sa Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 2021 Spring greeting 6v sheet, sa Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 2021 Greetings, celebration designs sa Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 2021 Greetings, celebration designs sa Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 2021 Greetings, celebration designs sa
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 2021 Greetings, celebration designs sa Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda 2021 Natural monument Series No.6: Lake Towada and Oirase Gorge 10v sheet, sa Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 2021 Natural monument Series No.6: Lake Towada and Oirase Gorge 10v sheet, sa Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina 2021 Natural monument Series No.6: Lake Towada and Oirase Gorge 10v sheet, sa Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 2021 Natural monument Series No.6: Lake Towada and Oirase Gorge 10v sheet, sa
Varied Tit Sittiparus varius 2021 Afforestation in Shimane 5v set Japanese Tit Parus minor 2021 Afforestation in Shimane 5v set Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2021 Afforestation in Shimane 5v set Greylag Goose Anser anser 2021 The 150th anniversary of Japans modern postal service Sheet Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 2021 Japan-Uruguay, diplomatic relations 10v sheet, sa Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata 2021 International week 5v set
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 2022 Birds 10v sheet, sa Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda 2022 Birds 10v sheet, sa Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2022 Birds 10v sheet, sa Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora 2022 Birds 10v sheet, sa Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2022 Birds 10v sheet, sa Green Peafowl Pavo muticus 2022 Birds 10v sheet, sa
Japanese Scops Owl Otus semitorques 2022 Birds 10v sheet, sa White Cockatoo Cacatua alba 2022 Birds 10v sheet, sa Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma 2022 Birds 10v sheet, sa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2022 Birds 10v sheet, sa Okinawa Rail Hypotaenidia okinawae 2022 Okinawa 2x5v sheet, sa Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 2022 Diplomatic relations between Japan and Mongolia 10v sheet, sa
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela 2022 World heritage 10v sheet, sa Lidth's Jay Garrulus lidthi 2022 World heritage 10v sheet, sa Okinawa Rail Hypotaenidia okinawae 2022 World heritage 10v sheet, sa Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2023 Summer greetings 10v sheet, sa Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 2023 Letter writing day 10v sheet, sa Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 2023 Letter writing day 10v sheet, sa
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 2023 Letter writing day 10v sheet, sa Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 2023 Letter writing day 10v sheet, sa
Japan map

Location: Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan
Population: 127.2 million
Climate: varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Terrain: mostly rugged and mountainous

Birds: 619 species. 14 endemic species.

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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
Lidth's Jay Garrulus lidthi
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone
Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
Copper Pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii
Japanese Tit Parus minor
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus
Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
Ryukyu Robin Larvivora komadori
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Ural Owl Strix uralensis
White-naped Crane Antigone vipio
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Okinawa Rail Hypotaenidia okinawae
Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni
Okinawa Woodpecker Dendrocopos noguchii
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
Marsh Grassbird Helopsaltes pryeri
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina
Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
Oriental Magpie Pica serica
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata
Hooded Crane Grus monacha
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Moluccan Eclectus Eclectus roratus
Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
Ryukyu Wood Pigeon Columba jouyi †
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige
Australian Zebra Finch Taeniopygia castanotis
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora
Grey-capped Greenfinch Chloris sinica
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
Common Gull Larus canus
Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Japanese Scops Owl Otus semitorques
White Cockatoo Cacatua alba
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus

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