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Bird stamps of Benin
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 1978 Domestic poultry 4v set Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1978 Philexafrique African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus 1978 Philexafrique
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike Malaconotus cruentus 1979 Philexafrique Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae 1982 Birds Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 1982 Birds Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1982 Birds
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis 1982 Birds Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus 1982 Birds Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1982 Birds Not identified
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus 1982 Birds Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita 1982 Birds Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 1985 Audubon Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 1985 Audubon Fiery-breasted Bushshrike Malaconotus cruentus 1986 Surcharge
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus 1986 Surcharge African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus 1986 Surcharge Emerald Starling Lamprotornis iris 1986 Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1989 WWF
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1989 WWF Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1989 WWF Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1989 WWF
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis 1993 Possotome artesian well African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus 1994 Surcharge on Dahomey 1966.01 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1995 Birds and their young Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis 1995 Birds and their young
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1995 Birds and their young Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca 1995 Birds and their young Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 1995 Birds and their young Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 1995 Birds and their young Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis 1996 Birds
Grey-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas 1996 Birds Kakapo Strigops habroptila 1996 Birds Puerto Rican Amazon Amazona vittata 1996 Birds Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon 1996 Birds California Condor Gymnogyps californianus 1996 Birds
Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisornis rudolphi 1996 Birds MS Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1997 Song birds Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 1997 Song birds Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1997 Song birds
Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 1997 Song birds Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 1997 Song birds Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 1997 Song birds Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1997 Song birds MS
Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae 1999 Birds Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola 1999 Birds Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea 1999 Birds Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer 1999 Birds Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata 1999 Birds
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris 1999 Birds Green Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula 1999 Birds MS Locust Finch Paludipasser locustella 1999 Birds
Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis 1999 Birds Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba 1999 Birds
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus 1999 Birds Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix 1999 Birds
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus 1999 Birds Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua obtusa 1999 Birds MS European Roller Coracias garrulus 2000 Birds
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 2000 Birds Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 2000 Birds Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 2000 Birds Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 2000 Birds White Wagtail Motacilla alba 2000 Birds
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 2000 Birds Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 2000 Birds Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 2000 Birds Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 2000 Birds Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans 2000 Birds
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 2000 Birds Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 2000 Surcharge Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 2000 Surcharge Kakapo Strigops habroptila 2000 Surcharge
Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 2000 Surcharge Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer 2000 Surcharge Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer 2005 Surcharge Fiery-breasted Bushshrike Malaconotus cruentus 2008 Surcharge
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 2015 Owls and mushrooms 3v sheet Papuan Hawk-Owl Uroglaux dimorpha 2015 Owls and mushrooms 3v sheet
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 2015 Owls and mushrooms MS
Benin map

Location: Western Africa; (formerly Dahomey)
Population: 6.4 million
Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains

Birds: 575 species

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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike Malaconotus cruentus
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
Emerald Starling Lamprotornis iris
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis
Grey-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas
Kakapo Strigops habroptila
Puerto Rican Amazon Amazona vittata
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus
Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisornis rudolphi
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae
Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
Green Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
Locust Finch Paludipasser locustella
Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis
Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua obtusa
European Roller Coracias garrulus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Papuan Hawk-Owl Uroglaux dimorpha

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