Bird stamps of Senegal
Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus  1960 Birds African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer  1960 Birds Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus  1961 Birds Violet Turaco Tauraco violaceus  1961 Birds
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus  1963 Birds Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis  1966 Tourism 5v set Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis  1968 Birds Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus  1968 Birds
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus  1968 Birds Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos  1968 Birds African Darter Anhinga rufa  1969 Birds Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus  1969 Birds
African Finfoot Podica senegalensis  1974 Djoudj national park Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia  1974 Djoudj national park Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina  1974 Djoudj national park
Little Egret Egretta garzetta  1974 Djoudj national park Great Egret Ardea alba  1974 Djoudj national park Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  1974 Djoudj national park
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  1974 Djoudj national park Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa  1976 Basse Casamance national park 6v set African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer  1976 Basse Casamance national park 6v set
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia  1978 Saloum Delta national park Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus  1978 Saloum Delta national park Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens  1978 Saloum Delta national park
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea  1978 Saloum Delta national park Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  1978 Saloum Delta national park Grey Heron Ardea cinerea  1978 Saloum Delta national park
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus  1978 Saloum Delta national park Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus  1978 Saloum Delta national park Violet Turaco Tauraco violaceus  1978 Philexafrique
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus  1978 Philexafrique Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus  1979 Sir Rowland Hill, stamp on stamp Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia  1981 National parks (Pointe de Kalissaye, Langue de Barbarie, Iles de la Madeleine) 4v set
Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus  1981 National parks (Pointe de Kalissaye, Langue de Barbarie, Iles de la Madeleine) 4v set Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus  1981 National parks (Pointe de Kalissaye, Langue de Barbarie, Iles de la Madeleine) 4v set Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei  1981 National parks (Pointe de Kalissaye, Langue de Barbarie, Iles de la Madeleine) 4v set Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica  1981 National parks (Pointe de Kalissaye, Langue de Barbarie, Iles de la Madeleine) 4v set
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus  1981 National parks (Pointe de Kalissaye, Langue de Barbarie, Iles de la Madeleine) 4v set White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus  1981 National parks (Pointe de Kalissaye, Langue de Barbarie, Iles de la Madeleine) 4v set Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia  1981 National parks 4v sheet Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus  1981 National parks 4v sheet
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus  1981 National parks 4v sheet Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei  1981 National parks 4v sheet Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica  1981 National parks 4v sheet Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus  1981 National parks 4v sheet
White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus  1981 National parks 4v sheet Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa  1982 Birds Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis  1982 Birds Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus  1982 Birds Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax  1982 Birds
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus  1986 Guembeul national park 5v set Common Ostrich Struthio camelus  1986 Guembeul national park 5v set Common Ostrich Struthio camelus  1987 Ferlo national park 4v set Little Egret Egretta garzetta  1987 Basse Casamance national park 6v set
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus  1987 Basse Casamance national park 6v set African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus  1987 Djoudj national park Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  1987 Djoudj national park Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  1987 Djoudj national park
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens  1987 Djoudj national park Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens  1987 Djoudj national park Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  1987 Djoudj national park Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  1987 Djoudj national park
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens  1987 Djoudj national park African Darter Anhinga rufa  1989 National parks White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus  1989 National parks
Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus  1989 National parks Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis  1989 National parks Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus  1989 National parks
Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis  1989 National parks Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  1992 National parks: Saloum, Djoudj, Niokolo-Koba, Basse Casamance Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis  1992 National parks: Saloum, Djoudj, Niokolo-Koba, Basse Casamance
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  1992 National parks: Saloum, Djoudj, Niokolo-Koba, Basse Casamance Grey Heron Ardea cinerea  1992 National parks: Saloum, Djoudj, Niokolo-Koba, Basse Casamance Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens  1992 National parks: Saloum, Djoudj, Niokolo-Koba, Basse Casamance
African Darter Anhinga rufa  1992 National parks: Saloum, Djoudj, Niokolo-Koba, Basse Casamance Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus  1992 National parks: Saloum, Djoudj, Niokolo-Koba, Basse Casamance African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer  1992 National parks: Saloum, Djoudj, Niokolo-Koba, Basse Casamance
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus  1992 National parks: Saloum, Djoudj, Niokolo-Koba, Basse Casamance Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens  1992 Tourist sites 4v set Purple Heron Ardea purpurea  1995 Kalissaye national park Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia  1995 Kalissaye national park
Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis  1995 Kalissaye national park Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens  1995 Kalissaye national park Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia  1995 Endangered birds Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica  1995 Endangered birds
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus  1995 Endangered birds Common Tern Sterna hirundo  1995 Endangered birds Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  1996 National parks 4v set Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax  1996 National parks 4v set
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus  1996 National parks 4v set Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus  1996 National parks 4v set Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia  1997 Threatened birds Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer  1997 Threatened birds
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata  1997 Threatened birds Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis  1997 Threatened birds Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina  1997 Threatened birds African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer  1997 Niokolo-Badiar national park 4v set
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans  1998 International year of the oceans 2v set Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus  1999 Environment 4v set White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata  1999 Environment 4v set Grey Heron Ardea cinerea  2001 National parks 4v set
Sarus Crane Antigone antigone  2001 National parks 4v set Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina  2001 National parks 4v set Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus  2002 Eco tourism 4v set Common Ostrich Struthio camelus  2002 Fauna 4v set
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  2003 NEPAD 3v set Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos  2006 Birds Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis  2006 Birds Eurasian Magpie Pica pica  2006 Birds Carrion Crow Corvus corone  2006 Birds
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus  2011 Birds Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina  2011 Birds Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja  2011 Birds Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus  2011 Birds Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens  2011 Islands 4v set
Mute Swan Cygnus olor  2013 Gueumbeul reserve 4v set Little Green Woodpecker Campethera maculosa  2013 Gueumbeul reserve 4v set Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus  2013 Gueumbeul reserve 4v set Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  2013 Gueumbeul reserve 4v set
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus  2013 Gueumbeul reserve 4v set Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus  2013 Gueumbeul reserve 4v set Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia  2013 Gueumbeul reserve 4v set Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus  2013 Gueumbeul reserve 4v set
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  2013 Gueumbeul reserve 4v set Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris  2013 Gueumbeul reserve 4v set Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta  2013 Gueumbeul reserve 4v set Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  2014 Lakes and rivers 2v set
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea  2014 Lakes and rivers 2v set Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina  2015 Endangered wildlife 2v set Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum  2015 Endangered wildlife 2v set Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer  2017 Environment 2v set
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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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
NEPAD web search



BIRD SPECIES SHOWN

Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
Violet Turaco Tauraco violaceus
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
African Darter Anhinga rufa
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Great Egret Ardea alba
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Sarus Crane Antigone antigone
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Little Green Woodpecker Campethera maculosa
Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum


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