Mozambique possesses a remarkably rich and diverse avifauna, hosting over 500 recorded bird species across its coastal wetlands, river basins, miombo woodlands, and vast savannahs. Following its independence in 1975, the national postal administration (Empresa Nacional de Correios e Telecomunicações de Moçambique) transformed bird-themed stamps into one of its most prolific, colorful, and globally recognized philatelic categories.
1. Landmark Post-Independence Bird Issues (Late 1970s & 1980s)
Following independence, Mozambique shifted away from colonial Portuguese definitives to celebrate native national heritage. Birds quickly became a primary vehicle for this artistic expression:
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The 1978 Definitive Bird Set: One of the earliest major independent sets, this multi-value release brought striking African species to international attention. Key highlights featured:
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Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus): Celebrated for its vivid crimson and green plumage.
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Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus): Showcasing a dazzling array of turquoise, mauve, and orange.
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Red-headed Weaver, Violet-backed Starling, and European Bee-eater.
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The 1981 Protected Fauna & Bird Series: Building on the success of earlier sets, this expansive release highlighted larger savanna residents and vulnerable wildlife, featuring the Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus), Spur-winged Goose, African Fish Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer), Marabou Stork, and the majestic Kori Bustard.
2. Wetlands, Raptors, and Savanna Specialists
Given Mozambique’s extensive coastline along the Indian Ocean and major river systems like the Zambezi, postal issues frequently targeted aquatic and predatory birds:
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Aquatic and Wading Birds: Multi-value sets in the late 1990s focused heavily on wetland ecology, depicting the Yellow-billed Stork, Great White Pelican, Black-winged Stilt, and various herons.
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Apex Predators: Raptors have always been a favorite subject for stamp designers. Issues frequently spotlighted the African Fish Eagle, Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius), and the Eurasian Eagle-Owl, emphasizing the fierce biodiversity of the region's wilderness.
3. Global Thematic and International Bird Sets (2000s)
In the late 1990s and throughout the 2000s, Mozambique’s postal output expanded into massive, highly specialized thematic blocks targeting global topical collectors. While many sets continued to honor African wildlife, others branched out into global ornithology:
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"Birds of Africa" and Seabird Series: Comprehensive sheetlets featuring regional species alongside pelagic wanderers like albatrosses, petrels, skuas, and penguins.
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Naturalist and Historical Homages: Extensive series paying tribute to historical bird illustrators (such as Audubon-inspired collections) and global bird families, incorporating hummingbirds, parrots, and waterfowl from across multiple continents alongside local fauna.
4. Philatelic Significance and Collector Appeal
Mozambique’s bird stamps hold a unique place in the global philatelic market:
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Vibrant Aesthetics: Known for sharp multi-color offset printing, large souvenir sheets, and detailed miniature panes, they are visually striking additions to any collection.
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Topical Popularity: They are heavily sought after by Birds-on-Stamps (Topical/Thematic) collectors worldwide. Because the country issued a wide array of localized and international bird stamps, they offer both accessible entry-level sets for casual collectors and deep, complex topical checklists for advanced philatelists.
Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1978.01
20.03.1978
Birds
50c
22
Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
1e
88
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
1.50e
233
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
2.50e
224
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
3e
234
Red-throated Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus
15e
93
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
1980.01
30.07.1980
Birds
1m
83
Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
1.50m
32
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
2.50m
13
Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
5m
1
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
7.50m
8
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
12.50m
78
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
1981.01
03.03.1981
Protected animals
8v set
10m
64
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
12.50m
64
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
15m
23
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
1984.01
25.06.1984
Museum
6v set
4m
76
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
1987.01
27.04.1987
Birds
3m
234
Violet-eared Waxbill Granatina granatina
4m
90
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
8m
93
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
12m
234
Lesser Seedcracker Pyrenestes minor
16m
88
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
30m
231
Neergaard's Sunbird Cinnyris neergaardi
1992.01
24.07.1992
Birds
150m
231
Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
200m
190
Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
300m
227
Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
400m
224
Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
500m
147
Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
800m
162
African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
1993.01
25.05.1993
National parks (Zinave, Inhambane)
4v set
1500m
1
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
1995.01
04.10.1995
Surcharge on 1980.01
600m
1
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
1000m
78
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
1996.01
03.09.1996
Wild animals
4v set
6000m
80
Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
1997.01
16.04.1997
AICEP
5000m
67
African Darter Anhinga rufa
MS
1997.02
16.07.1997
Aquatic birds
2000m
64
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
4000m
42
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
8000m
49
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
10000m
73
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
1999.01
24.09.1999
Birds and insects
6v sheet
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6000m
80
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
6000m
76
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
6000m
78
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
1999.02
24.09.1999
Mammals
6v sheet
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6500m
73
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
6500m
70
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
1999.03
24.09.1999
Birds and butterflies
6v sheet
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7500m
88
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
7500m
107
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
7500m
234
Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava
2002.01
01.06.2002
Americo Vespucio
3v sheet
30000m
107
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri
2002.02
17.06.2002
Seabirds
5000m
52
Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus
10000m
52
Inca Tern Larosterna inca
17000m
73
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
28000m
66
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
2002.03
17.06.2002
Seabirds
Sheet
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10000m
57
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
10000m
53
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
10000m
61
Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
10000m
63
Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
10000m
60
Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
10000m
63
Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata
10000m
65
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
10000m
66
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
10000m
54
Common Murre Uria aalge
2002.04
17.06.2002
Seabirds
50000m
59
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
MS
50000m
52
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
MS
2002.05
17.06.2002
Birds of Africa
5000m
104
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
5000m
20
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
10000m
70
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
10000m
114
African Pitta Pitta angolensis
17000m
22
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
28000m
78
Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
2002.06
17.06.2002
Birds of Africa
Sheet
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17000m
107
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
17000m
227
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
17000m
147
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
17000m
162
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
17000m
227
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
17000m
90
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
2002.07
17.06.2002
Birds of Africa
Sheet
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17000m
88
European Roller Coracias garrulus
17000m
234
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
17000m
84
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
17000m
93
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
17000m
233
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
17000m
24
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
2002.08
17.06.2002
Birds of Africa
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50000m
46
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
MS
50000m
104
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
MS
50000m
70
Little Heron Butorides atricapilla
MS
50000m
80
Barred Owl Strix varia
MS
2002.09
17.06.2002
Fauna
9v sheet
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10000m
79
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
10000m
102
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
10000m
21
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
2002.10
17.06.2002
Fauna
9v sheet
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10000m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
10000m
252
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
2002.11
17.06.2002
Prehistoric animals
9v sheet
10000m
0
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
2002.12
20.09.2002
WWF
4v set
19000m
70
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
2002.13
20.09.2002
WWF
4v sheet
2002.12
19000m
70
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Broad white margin
2002.14
28.09.2002
Audubon
4v sheet
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33000m
8
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
33000m
223
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
and
226
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
33000m
240
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
2002.15
28.09.2002
Audubon
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110000m
252
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
MS
110000m
27
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
MS
2002.16
01.11.2002
Seabirds
Sheet
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17000m
61
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
61
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
2002.17
01.11.2002
Seabirds
Sheet
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17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
52
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
52
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
17000m
52
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
2002.18
01.11.2002
Seabirds
Sheet
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17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
Not identified Not identified
17000m
Not identified Not identified
2002.19
01.11.2002
Seabirds
2002.16-18
110000m
61
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
MS
110000m
Not identified Not identified
MS
110000m
Not identified Not identified
MS
2002.20
01.11.2002
Penguins
Sheet
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17000m
59
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
17000m
59
Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
17000m
59
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
17000m
59
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
17000m
59
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
17000m
59
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
2002.21
01.11.2002
Penguins
Sheet
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17000m
59
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
17000m
59
Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
17000m
59
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
17000m
59
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
17000m
59
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
17000m
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
2002.22
01.11.2002
Penguins
2002.20-21
110000m
59
Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
MS
110000m
59
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
MS
2005.01
Surcharge on 2002.02
8000m
73
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
2006.01
Surcharge on 1987.01
2000m
88
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
2006.02
45th anniversary for WWF
4v sheet
33000m
78
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
2006.03
Surcharge on 2002.02
33000m
52
Inca Tern Larosterna inca
2007.01
10.12.2007
Birds of prey
Sheet
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8m
78
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
8m
78
Black Kite Milvus migrans
8m
78
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
33m
78
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
33m
78
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
33m
104
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
2007.02
10.12.2007
Birds of prey
132m
78
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
MS
2007.03
10.12.2007
Parrots
Sheet
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20m
107
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
20m
108
Red Lory Eos bornea
20m
107
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
20m
107
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
20m
107
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
20m
108
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
2007.04
10.12.2007
Parrots
132m
107
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
MS
2007.05
10.12.2007
Hummingbirds
Sheet
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8m
Not identified Not identified
8m
Not identified Not identified
8m
Not identified Not identified
33m
Not identified Not identified
33m
Not identified Not identified
33m
Not identified Not identified
2007.06
10.12.2007
Hummingbirds
132m
Not identified Not identified
MS
2007.07
10.12.2007
Owls
Sheet
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20m
80
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
20m
80
Ural Owl Strix uralensis
20m
Not identified Not identified
20m
80
Little Owl Athene noctua
20m
80
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa
20m
80
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
2009.01
30.11.2009
Charles Darwin
6v sheet
33m
223
Floreana Mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus
2009.02
30.11.2009
Charles Darwin
175m
2
Lesser Rhea Rhea pennata
MS
2009.03
30.11.2009
Sir Peter Scott
Sheet
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33m
8
Greylag Goose Anser anser
33m
8
Nene Branta sandvicensis
and
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
33m
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
33m
8
Greylag Goose Anser anser
33m
8
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
33m
8
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
2009.04
30.11.2009
Sir Peter Scott
175m
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
MS
2010.01
30.01.2010
Raptors
Sheet
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33m
78
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
33m
78
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
33m
78
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
33m
78
Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus
33m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
33m
78
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
2010.02
30.01.2010
Raptors
175m
78
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
MS
2010.03
30.01.2010
Parrots
6v sheet
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33m
107
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
33m
108
Black-cheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis
33m
108
Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus
33m
107
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
2010.04
30.01.2010
Parrots
175m
107
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
MS
2010.05
30.01.2010
Tropical birds and flora
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20m
83
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum
20m
22
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
20m
100
Double-toothed Barbet Pogonornis bidentatus
20m
90
African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
20m
100
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
20m
101
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
2010.06
30.01.2010
Tropical birds and flora
175m
235
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea
MS
2010.07
30.01.2010
Pigeons
Sheet
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20m
27
African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix
20m
27
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
20m
27
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
20m
27
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
20m
27
Rock Dove Columba livia
20m
27
African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix
2010.08
30.01.2010
Pigeons
175m
27
Rock Dove Columba livia
MS
2010.09
30.01.2010
Seabirds
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33m
66
Cape Gannet Morus capensis
33m
52
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris
33m
52
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
33m
52
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
33m
52
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
33m
52
Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
2010.10
30.01.2010
Seabirds
175m
73
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
MS
2010.11
30.01.2010
Global warming
6v sheet
33m
78
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
33m
52
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
33m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
2010.12
30.11.2010
Hong Kong ocean park
8v sheet
16m
98
Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco
16m
35
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
16m
107
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
2011.01
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Harpy Eagle
Sheet
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16m
78
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
16m
78
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
16m
78
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
16m
78
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
66m
78
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
66m
78
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
2011.02
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Harpy Eagle
175m
78
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
MS
2011.03
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Cassowary
Sheet
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16m
4
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
16m
4
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
16m
4
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
16m
4
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
92m
4
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
92m
4
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
2011.04
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Cassowary
175m
4
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
MS
2011.05
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Quetzal
Sheet
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16m
83
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
16m
83
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
16m
83
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
16m
83
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
92m
83
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
92m
83
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
2011.06
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Quetzal
175m
83
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
MS
2011.07
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Toucans
Sheet
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16m
98
Red-breasted Toucan Ramphastos dicolorus
16m
98
Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco
16m
98
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
16m
98
Yellow-throated Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus
92m
98
Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
92m
98
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
2011.08
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Toucans
175m
98
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
MS
2011.09
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Hornbill
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16m
87
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
16m
87
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
16m
87
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
16m
87
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
92m
87
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
92m
87
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
2011.10
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Hornbill
175m
87
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
MS
2011.11
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Owls
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16m
79
Lesser Sooty Owl Tyto multipunctata
16m
80
Barking Owl Ninox connivens
16m
80
Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum
16m
80
Madagascar Owl Asio madagascariensis
92m
80
Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
92m
80
Rainforest Scops Owl Otus rutilus
2011.12
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Owls
175m
80
Madagascar Owl Asio madagascariensis
MS
2011.13
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Lories
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16m
108
Chattering Lory Lorius garrulus
16m
108
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
16m
108
Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet Saudareos meyeri
16m
108
Olive-headed Lorikeet Trichoglossus euteles
92m
108
Blue-streaked Lory Eos reticulata
92m
108
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
2011.14
30.01.2011
International year of forests, Lories
175m
108
Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
MS
2011.15
30.04.2011
Fridtjof Nansen
4v sheet
66m
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
2011.16
30.04.2011
Antarctic treaty
6v sheet
16m
59
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
16m
63
Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea
2011.17
30.08.2011
Storks
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16m
64
Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
16m
64
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
16m
64
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
16m
64
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
66m
64
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
92m
64
Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii
2011.18
30.08.2011
Storks
175m
64
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
MS
2011.19
30.08.2011
Owls
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16m
79
African Grass Owl Tyto capensis
16m
80
Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
16m
80
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
16m
80
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
66m
80
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis
92m
80
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
2011.20
30.08.2011
Owls
175m
79
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
MS
2011.21
30.08.2011
Eagles
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16m
78
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
16m
78
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
16m
78
Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
16m
78
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
66m
78
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
92m
78
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
2011.22
30.08.2011
Eagles
175m
78
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
MS
2011.23
30.08.2011
Bee-eaters
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16m
93
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
16m
93
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
16m
93
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
16m
93
Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi
66m
93
Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides
92m
93
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
2011.24
30.08.2011
Bee-eaters
175m
93
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus
MS
2011.25
30.08.2011
Flamingos
Sheet
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16m
35
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
16m
35
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
16m
35
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
16m
35
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
66m
35
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
92m
35
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
2011.26
30.08.2011
Flamingos
175m
35
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
MS
2011.27
30.08.2011
Pelicans
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16m
73
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
16m
73
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
16m
73
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
16m
73
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
66m
73
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
92m
73
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
2011.28
30.08.2011
Pelicans
175m
73
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
MS
2011.29
30.08.2011
Ostrich
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16m
1
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
16m
1
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
16m
1
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
16m
1
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
66m
1
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
92m
1
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
2011.30
30.08.2011
Ostrich
175m
1
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
MS
2011.31
30.08.2011
Osprey
Sheet
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16m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
16m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
16m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
16m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
66m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
92m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
2011.32
30.08.2011
Osprey
175m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
MS
2011.33
30.08.2011
Kingfishers
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16m
90
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
16m
90
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
16m
90
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
16m
90
African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
66m
90
Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides
92m
90
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
2011.34
30.08.2011
Kingfishers
175m
90
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
MS
2011.35
30.08.2011
Albatrosses
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16m
61
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
16m
61
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
16m
61
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
16m
61
Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
66m
61
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
92m
61
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
2011.36
30.08.2011
Albatrosses
175m
61
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
MS
2012.01
30.04.2012
Extinct parrots
Sheet
66m
108
Seychelles Parakeet Psittacula wardi †
and
108
Raiatea Parakeet Cyanoramphus ulietanus †
66m
107
Cuban Macaw Ara tricolor †
and
108
Newton's Parakeet Psittacula exsul †
66m
108
Paradise Parrot Psephotellus pulcherrimus †
66m
108
Mascarene Parrot Mascarinus mascarinus †
and
105
Norfolk Kaka Nestor productus †
2012.02
30.04.2012
Extinct parrots
175m
108
Black-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus zealandicus †
MS
2012.03
30.04.2012
Extinct birds
Sheet
66m
21
Brace's Emerald Riccordia bracei †
66m
49
Tahiti Sandpiper Prosobonia leucoptera †
66m
240
Greater Amakihi Viridonia sagittirostris †
66m
109
Bushwren Xenicus longipes †
2012.04
30.04.2012
Extinct birds
175m
80
Rodrigues Scops Owl Otus murivorus †
MS
and
224
Mauke Starling Aplonis mavornata †
2012.05
30.04.2012
Extinct birds
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16m
27
Choiseul Pigeon Microgoura meeki †
16m
13
Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa †
16m
68
Spectacled Cormorant Urile perspicillatus †
66m
27
Red-moustached Fruit Dove Ptilinopus mercierii †
66m
27
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius †
66m
27
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius †
and
27
Ryukyu Wood Pigeon Columba jouyi †
2012.06
30.04.2012
Extinct birds
175m
8
Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea †
MS
2012.07
30.04.2012
Endangered birds of prey
Sheet
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16m
78
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
16m
78
Chaco Eagle Buteogallus coronatus
16m
78
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus
66m
78
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi
66m
78
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
66m
78
Madagascar Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vociferoides
2012.08
30.04.2012
Endangered birds of prey
175m
78
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
MS
2012.09
30.04.2012
Extinct birds of Africa
Sheet
66m
108
Newton's Parakeet Psittacula exsul †
66m
27
Mauritius Blue Pigeon Alectroenas nitidissimus †
66m
27
Dodo Raphus cucullatus †
66m
0
Reunion Gallinule Porphyrio coerulescens
2012.10
30.04.2012
Extinct birds of Africa
175m
108
Mascarene Parrot Mascarinus mascarinus †
MS
2012.11
30.04.2012
Endangered seabirds
Sheet
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16m
63
Newell's Shearwater Puffinus newelli
and
52
Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
16m
64
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
16m
63
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
and
52
Peruvian Tern Sternula lorata
66m
69
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor
66m
8
Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
66m
10
Alagoas Curassow Mitu mitu
2012.12
30.04.2012
Endangered seabirds
175m
65
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
MS
2012.13
30.04.2012
Extinct birds
Sheet
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16m
252
Slender-billed Grackle Quiscalus palustris †
16m
200
Chatham Islands Fernbird Poodytes rufescens †
16m
27
Mauritius Blue Pigeon Alectroenas nitidissimus †
16m
30
Laysan Rail Zapornia palmeri †
16m
30
Bar-winged Rail Hypotaenidia poeciloptera †
16m
30
Hawaiian Rail Zapornia sandwichensis †
92m
181
Hawaii Oo Moho nobilis †
92m
30
Wake Island Rail Hypotaenidia wakensis †
2012.14
30.04.2012
Extinct birds
175m
240
Greater Koa Finch Rhodacanthis palmeri †
MS
2012.15
30.04.2012
Extinct birds
Sheet
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16m
224
Hoopoe Starling Fregilupus varius †
16m
0
Guadaloupe Amazon Amazona violacea
16m
226
Kamao Myadestes myadestinus †
66m
68
Spectacled Cormorant Urile perspicillatus †
66m
27
Rodrigues Solitaire Pezophaps solitaria †
66m
30
North Island Takahe Porphyrio mantelli †
2012.16
30.04.2012
Extinct birds
175m
0
Jamaican Green-and-yellow Macaw Ara erythrocephala
MS
2012.17
30.04.2012
Extinct birds
Sheet
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16m
240
Lesser Koa Finch Rhodacanthis flaviceps †
16m
224
Kosrae Starling Aplonis corvina †
16m
240
Bonin Grosbeak Carpodacus ferreorostris †
16m
181
Kioea Chaetoptila angustipluma †
16m
224
Hoopoe Starling Fregilupus varius †
16m
240
Kona Grosbeak Chloridops kona †
92m
240
Ula-ai-hawane Ciridops anna †
92m
226
Bonin Thrush Zoothera terrestris †
2012.18
30.04.2012
Extinct birds
175m
206
Robust White-eye Zosterops strenuus †
MS
2012.19
30.04.2012
Extinct animals
6v sheet
66m
54
Great Auk Pinguinus impennis †
2012.20
30.06.2012
Titanic
6v sheet
16m
52
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
2012.21
30.06.2012
Titanic
175m
52
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
MS
2012.22
30.06.2012
Dean Arthur Amadon
Sheet
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16m
78
Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
16m
78
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
16m
78
Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
66m
78
Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
and
78
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
66m
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
66m
78
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
2012.23
30.06.2012
Dean Arthur Amadon
175m
78
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
MS
2012.24
30.10.2012
Charleston lighthouse
Sheet
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16m
8
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
16m
49
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
16m
52
California Gull Larus californicus
66m
69
American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
66m
52
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
66m
42
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
2012.25
30.10.2012
Charleston lighthouse
175m
52
California Gull Larus californicus
MS
2012.26
30.10.2012
Tadas Ivanauskas
Sheet
16m
80
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
16m
8
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
16m
78
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
66m
78
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
66m
84
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
66m
80
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
2012.27
30.10.2012
Tadas Ivanauskas
175m
64
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
MS
2012.28
30.10.2012
LPO
Sheet
16m
78
Red Kite Milvus milvus
16m
78
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
16m
104
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
66m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
66m
23
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
66m
75
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
2012.29
30.10.2012
LPO
175m
64
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
MS
2012.30
30.10.2012
Riga Zoo
6v sheet
16m
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
2013.01
25.06.2013
Birds of prey
Sheet
16m
78
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
16m
78
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
92m
78
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
92m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
2013.02
25.06.2013
Birds of prey
175m
75
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
MS
2013.03
25.06.2013
Elephants
Sheet
16m
70
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
16m
70
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
92m
70
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
92m
70
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
2013.04
25.06.2013
Elephants
175m
70
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
MS
2013.05
25.06.2013
Lighthouses and seabirds
Sheet
16m
52
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
and
8
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
16m
58
Common Loon Gavia immer
92m
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
92m
49
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
2013.06
25.06.2013
Lighthouses and seabirds
175m
52
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
MS
2013.07
25.06.2013
Owls and fungi
Sheet
16m
80
Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula
16m
80
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
92m
79
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
92m
80
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa
2013.08
25.06.2013
Owls and fungi
175m
79
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
MS
2013.09
25.06.2013
Parrots
Sheet
16m
108
West Papuan Lorikeet Charmosyna papou
and
108
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
16m
108
Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii
and
107
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
92m
106
Salmon-crested Cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis
and
108
Moluccan Eclectus Eclectus roratus
92m
107
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
and
107
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
2013.10
25.06.2013
Parrots
175m
107
Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus
MS
and
108
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
2013.11
25.09.2013
Owls
Sheet
46m
80
Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
46m
80
White-fronted Scops Owl Otus sagittatus
46m
80
Desert Owl Strix hadorami
46m
79
Red Owl Tyto soumagnei
2013.12
25.09.2013
Owls
175m
80
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa
MS
2013.13
25.11.2013
Eagles
Sheet
46m
78
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
46m
78
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
46m
78
Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
46m
78
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
2013.14
25.11.2013
Eagles
175m
78
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
MS
2013.15
25.11.2013
Endangered species
4v sheet
46m
79
Golden Masked Owl Tyto aurantia
2013.16
25.11.2013
Endangered species
175m
27
Dodo Raphus cucullatus †
MS
2013.17
25.11.2013
Extinct species
4v sheet
46m
80
Laughing Owl Ninox albifacies †
46m
8
Labrador Duck Camptorhynchus labradorius †
2013.18
25.11.2013
Extinct species
175m
27
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius †
MS
2013.19
25.11.2013
Global warming
4v sheet
46m
59
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
2013.20
25.11.2013
Predators
4v sheet
46m
78
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
2014.01
25.02.2014
IUCN
4v sheet
46m
35
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus
2014.02
25.02.2014
Passenger Pigeon
Sheet
46m
27
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius †
46m
27
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius †
46m
27
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius †
46m
27
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius †
2014.03
25.02.2014
Passenger Pigeon
175m
27
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius †
MS
2014.04
30.04.2014
Owls
Sheet
46m
79
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
46m
80
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
46m
80
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
46m
80
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
2014.05
30.04.2014
Owls
175m
80
Little Owl Athene noctua
MS
2014.06
30.04.2014
Owls
Sheet
46m
80
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa
46m
80
Ural Owl Strix uralensis
46m
80
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
46m
80
Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula
2014.07
30.04.2014
Owls
175m
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
MS
2014.08
30.04.2014
Waterbirds
Sheet
46m
68
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
46m
67
Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
46m
68
Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
46m
8
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
2014.09
30.04.2014
Waterbirds
175m
73
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
MS
2014.10
30.04.2014
Penguins
Sheet
46m
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
46m
59
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
46m
59
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
46m
59
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
2014.11
30.04.2014
Penguins
175m
59
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
MS
2014.12
30.04.2014
Eagles
Sheet
46m
78
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
46m
78
Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
46m
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
46m
78
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
2014.13
30.04.2014
Eagles
175m
78
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
MS
2014.14
20.08.2014
Bee-eaters
Sheet
46m
93
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
46m
93
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
46m
93
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
46m
93
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
2014.15
20.08.2014
Bee-eaters
175m
93
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
MS
2014.16
20.08.2014
Global warming
4v sheet
46m
59
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
2014.17
20.08.2014
Owls
Sheet
46m
80
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
46m
80
Little Owl Athene noctua
46m
80
Barred Owl Strix varia
46m
80
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
2014.18
20.08.2014
Owls
175m
80
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
MS
2014.19
20.08.2014
Birds of prey
Sheet
46m
78
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
46m
78
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
46m
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
46m
104
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
2014.20
20.08.2014
Birds of prey
175m
78
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
MS
2014.21
20.08.2014
Parrots
Sheet
46m
107
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
46m
107
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
46m
107
Sun Parakeet Aratinga solstitialis
46m
108
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
2014.22
20.08.2014
Parrots
175m
107
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
MS
2014.23
20.08.2014
Mountains and birds
Sheet
46m
78
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
46m
78
Red Kite Milvus milvus
46m
184
Great Tit Parus major
46m
8
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
2014.24
20.08.2014
Mountains and birds
175m
52
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
MS
2015.01
15.04.2015
Taipei 2015
Sheet
16m
168
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea
16m
168
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea
16m
168
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea
16m
168
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea
2015.02
15.04.2015
Taipei 2015
66m
168
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea
MS
2015.03
15.06.2015
Owls
Sheet
46m
79
African Grass Owl Tyto capensis
46m
79
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
46m
80
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
46m
80
Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
2015.04
15.06.2015
Owls
175m
79
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
MS
2015.05
15.06.2015
Parrots
Sheet
46m
107
Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus
46m
108
Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus
46m
108
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
46m
108
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
2015.06
15.06.2015
Parrots
175m
107
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
MS
2015.07
15.06.2015
Pigeons
Sheet
46m
27
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
46m
27
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
46m
27
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
46m
27
Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
2015.08
15.06.2015
Pigeons
175m
27
Madagascar Blue Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
MS
2015.09
15.06.2015
Seabirds
Sheet
46m
73
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
46m
52
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris
46m
68
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
46m
66
Cape Gannet Morus capensis
2015.10
15.06.2015
Seabirds
175m
59
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
MS
2015.11
03.08.2015
Bee-eaters
Sheet
46m
93
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
46m
93
Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus
46m
93
Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
46m
93
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
2015.12
03.08.2015
Bee-eaters
175m
93
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki
MS
2015.13
03.08.2015
Raptors
Sheet
46m
78
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
46m
78
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
46m
78
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
46m
78
Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
2015.14
03.08.2015
Raptors
175m
78
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
MS
2015.15
15.08.2015
Stamps on stamps
4v sheet
66m
3
North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
2015.16
15.10.2015
Owls
Sheet
66m
80
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
66m
79
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
66m
80
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
66m
80
Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio
2015.17
15.10.2015
Owls
175m
80
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
MS
2015.18
15.10.2015
Albatrosses
Sheet
66m
61
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus
66m
61
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
66m
61
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
66m
61
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
2015.19
15.10.2015
Albatrosses
175m
61
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
MS
2015.20
15.10.2015
Cormorants
Sheet
66m
68
Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile
66m
68
Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
66m
68
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
66m
68
Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
2015.21
15.10.2015
Cormorants
175m
68
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
MS
2015.22
15.10.2015
Jacanas
Sheet
66m
46
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
66m
46
Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea
66m
46
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
66m
46
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
2015.23
15.10.2015
Jacanas
175m
46
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
MS
2016.01
15.01.2016
Cave paintings
4v sheet
66m
0
Giant Moa Dinornis maximus
66m
54
Great Auk Pinguinus impennis †
2016.02
15.01.2016
Cave paintings
175m
27
Dodo Raphus cucullatus †
MS
2016.03
15.01.2016
Cactus and birds
Sheet
66m
223
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
66m
240
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
66m
102
Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
66m
12
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
2016.04
15.01.2016
Cactus and birds
175m
27
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
MS
2016.05
15.01.2016
Penguins
Sheet
66m
59
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
66m
59
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
66m
59
Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
66m
59
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
2016.06
15.01.2016
Penguins
175m
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
MS
2016.07
15.01.2016
Owls
Sheet
66m
80
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
66m
79
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
66m
80
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
66m
80
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
2016.08
15.01.2016
Owls
175m
80
Little Owl Athene noctua
MS
2016.09
15.01.2016
Vultures
Sheet
66m
78
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
66m
78
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
66m
78
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres
and
168
White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
66m
78
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
2016.10
15.01.2016
Vultures
175m
78
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
MS
2016.11
15.01.2016
Swallows
Sheet
66m
190
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
66m
190
Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
and
190
Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
66m
190
Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
and
190
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
66m
190
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2016.12
15.01.2016
Swallows
175m
190
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
MS
2016.13
15.01.2016
Parrots
Sheet
66m
107
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
66m
106
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
66m
107
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
66m
107
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
and
107
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
2016.14
15.01.2016
Parrots
175m
107
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
MS
2016.15
15.01.2016
Warblers
Sheet
66m
253
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
66m
204
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
66m
253
Audubon's Warbler Setophaga auduboni
66m
253
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
2016.16
15.01.2016
Warblers
175m
253
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
MS
2016.17
10.05.2016
Waterbirds
Sheet
66m
35
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
and
69
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
66m
90
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
66m
70
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
66m
34
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
2016.18
10.05.2016
Waterbirds
175m
49
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
MS
2016.19
10.05.2016
Lighthouses
175m
66
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
MS
2016.20
10.05.2016
Pulses
4v sheet
66m
232
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
2016.21
10.07.2016
Hummingbirds
Sheet
100m
21
Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus
100m
21
White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis
100m
21
White-vented Violetear Colibri serrirostris
100m
21
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
2016.22
10.07.2016
Hummingbirds
350m
21
Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
MS
2016.23
10.07.2016
Kingfishers
Sheet
100m
90
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
100m
90
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
100m
90
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
100m
90
Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
2016.24
10.07.2016
Kingfishers
350m
90
Common Paradise Kingfisher Tanysiptera galatea
MS
and
90
Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
and
90
Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
10.08.2016
Endangered animals (Addax nasomaculatus; Pongo pygmaeus; Gymnogyps californianus; Canis rufus)
10.08.2016
Birds of Prey (Aquila chrysaetos; Falco berigora; Pandion haliaetus; Cathartes aura)
10.08.2016
Birds of Prey (Buteo jamaicensis)
10.08.2016
Owls (Bubo virginianus; Bubo africanus; Bubo bubo; Tyto alba)
10.08.2016
Owls (Bubo blakistoni)
10.11.2016
Pigeons (Columba arquatrix; Treron calvus; Columba livia; Columba delegorguei)
10.11.2016
Pigeons (Columba guinea)
10.11.2016
Eagles (Stephanoaetus coronatus; Aquila pennata; Aquila wahlbergi; Haliaeetus vocifer)
10.11.2016
Eagles (Aquila rapax)
10.11.2016
Water birds (Pelecanus onocrotalus; Scopus umbretta; Anhinga rufa; Alopochen aegyptiaca)
10.11.2016
Water birds (Nettapus auritus)
10.11.2016
Bee-eaters (Merops boehmi; Merops apiaster; Merops persicus; Merops bullockoides, Apis mellifera capensis)
10.11.2016
Bee-eaters (Merops nubicoides)
10.02.2017
Extinct birds (Sceloglaux albifacies; Alectroenas nitidissima; Didus cucullatus; Notornis alba, Porphyrio coerulescens)
10.02.2017
Extinct birds (Mascarinus mascarinus, Lophopsittacus mauritianus, Ara tricolor)
10.02.2017
Lighthouses
10.02.2017
Hornbills (Tockus leucomelas; Rhyticeros cassidix; Aceros waldeni; Rhyticeros plicatus)
10.02.2017
Hornbills (Buceros bicornis)
10.02.2017
Owls (Bubo cinerascens; Bubo bengalensis; Bubo bubo; Otus ireneae)
10.02.2017
Owls (Tyto glaucops)
10.02.2017
Sea birds (Phalacrocorax urile; Alca torda; Eudyptes chrysocome; Sula variegata)
10.02.2017
Sea birds (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
15.02.2018
Water birds (Pelecanus occidentalis; Aix galericulata; Anas platyrhynchos; Phoenicopterus roseus)
15.02.2018
Water birds (Fratercula arctica)
15.02.2018
Birds of prey (Gypohierax angolensis; Gypaetus barbatus; Vultur gryphus; Gyps bengalensis)
15.02.2018
Birds of prey (Sarcoramphus papa)
15.02.2018
Owls (Bubo virginianus subarcticus, Peromyscus maniculatus; Athene noctua; Strix varia, Microtus pennsylvanicus; Rattus norvegicus, Strix nebulosa)
15.02.2018
Owls (Tyto alba, Myodes glareolus)
15.02.2018
Endangered species (Neofelis nebulosa; Cheilinus undulatus; Spheniscus mendiculus; Capra falconeri)
15.02.2018
Parrots (Platycercus eximius; Ara ararauna; Cacatua sulphurea; Trichoglossus moluccanus)
15.02.2018
Parrots (Ara ararauna)
15.02.2018
Birds of Mozambique (Upupa epops; Anthreptes collaris; Uraeginthus bengalus; Coracias caudatus)
15.02.2018
Birds of Mozambique (Tauraco corythaix)
15.02.2018
Bee-eaters (Merops ornatus; Merops bullockoides; Merops apiaster; Merops nubicoides)
15.02.2018
Bee-eaters (Merops gularis)
15.02.2018
Kingfishers (Dacelo novaeguineae; Halcyon malimbica; Ceyx erithaca; Syma torotoro)
15.02.2018
Kingfishers (Ceryle rudis)
15.02.2018
Hornbills (Buceros rhinoceros; Bycanistes bucinator; Bucorvus leadbeateri; Rhyticeros undulates)
15.02.2018
Hornbills (Buceros bicornis)
15.04.2018
Lighthouses and seabirds (Fregata magnificens, Ponce Inlet Lighthouse, Florida; Fulmarus glacialis, Point Atkinson Lighthouse, Canada; Uria aalge, Galtarviti lighthouse, Iceland; Fratercula arctica, Sletringen Lighthouse, Norway)
15.04.2018
Lighthouses and seabirds (Thalassarche cauta, Slangkop lighthouse, South Africa) Background info: Daption capense, Galle lighthouse, Sri Lanka
15.04.2018
Pigeons (Budapest Short Face Tumbler; Turkish tumbler; Yellow-footed green pigeon; English Short-Faced Tumbler)
15.04.2018
Pigeons (New Zealand wood pigeon) Background info: Oriental Frill Pigeon, Indian Fantail Pigeon
15.04.2018
Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos; Pandion haliaetus; Haliaeetus leucogaster; Haliaeetus vocifer)
15.04.2018
Eagles (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) Background info: Haliaeetus albicilla
15.06.2018
Penguins (Megadyptes antipodes; Aptenodytes forsteri; Spheniscus humboldti; Pygoscelis adeliae)
15.06.2018
Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) Background info: Aptenodytes forsteri, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, Pygoscelis papua, Eudyptes sclateri
15.06.2018
Hummingbirds (Aglaiocercus coelestis; Eulampis jugularis; Selasphorus sasin; Selasphorus rufus)
15.06.2018
Hummingbirds (Calypte anna) Background info: Colibri thalassinus, Calypte anna
15.06.2018
Global warming (Global warming; coral bleaching; arctic fratercula)
15.06.2018
Global warming (Pygoscelis adeliae) Background info: Ursus maritimus, Pusa hispida.
15.06.2018
Water birds (Larus fuscus; Himantopus himantopus; Dendrocygna viduata; Balearica regulorum)
15.06.2018
Water birds (Onychoprion fuscatus) Background info: Pelecanus onocrotalus, Phoenicopterus roseus, Egretta ardesiaca
15.06.2018
Owls (Aegolius acadicus; Bubo scandiacus; Strix seloputo; Bubo virginianus)
15.06.2018
Owls (Strix nebulosa) Background info: Asio otus, Strix aluco
15.08.2018
Water birds (Larus fuscus; Himantopus himantopus; Dendrocygna viduata; Balearica regulorum)
15.08.2018
Water birds (Onychoprion fuscatus) Background info: Pelecanus onocrotalus, Phoenicopterus roseus, Egretta ardesiaca
15.08.2018
Owls (Aegolius acadicus; Bubo scandiacus; Strix seloputo; Bubo virginianus)
15.08.2018
Owls (Strix nebulosa) Background info: Asio otus, Strix aluco
19.11.2018
Endangered species (Nestor notabilis) Background info: Nasalis larvatus
19.11.2018
Birds of prey (Tyto alba; Gyps himalayensis; Accipiter gentilis; Parabuteo unicinctus)
19.11.2018
Birds of prey (Parabuteo unicinctus) Background info: Accipiter gentilis
10.02.2019
Rare birds (Eumomota superciliosa; Rupicola peruvianus; Crax fasciolata; Paradisaea apoda)
10.02.2019
Rare birds (Pharomachrus mocinno) Background info: Opisthocomus hoazin
10.02.2019
Hummingbirds (Boissonneaua jardini, Colibri coruscans; Chrysolampis mosquitus; Calypte anna; Thalurania colombica colombica)
10.02.2019
Hummingbirds (Lophornis ornatus) Background info: Selasphorus sasin
10.02.2019
Kingfishers (Halcyon pileata; Pelargopsis capensis; Halcyon pileata; Alcedo meninting)
10.02.2019
Kingfishers (Alcedo atthis) Background info: Pelargopsis capensis
10.02.2019
Ducks (Lophodytes cucullatus; Anas carolinensis; Aythya valisineria; Aix sponsa)
10.02.2019
Ducks (Aix galericulata) Background info: Bucephala clangula
10.02.2019
Extinct birds (Ectopistes migratorius; Raphus cucullatus; Pinguinus impennis; Archaeopteryx lithographica)
10.02.2019
Extinct birds (Confuciusornis sanctus, Eoalulavis hoyasi) Background info: Hokkaidornis abashiriensis
10.02.2019
Lighthouses (Hirakubozaki Lighthouse, Japan, Larus smithsonianus; Cullera Lighthouse, Spain, Morus bassanus; Dongbaekseom Lighthouse, South Korea, Chroicocephalus ridibundus; Eilean Musdile Lighthouse, Scotland)
10.04.2019
Hornbills (Rhyticeros plicatus; Tockus deckeni; Tropicranus albocristatus; Rhyticeros undulatus) Background info: Buceros bicornis, Bucorvus leadbeateri
10.04.2019
Hornbills (Tockus leucomelas) Background info: Rhyticeros cassidix, Buceros hydrocorax, Anthracoceros albirostris
10.04.2019
Pigeons (Spilopelia chinensis) Background info: Caloenas nicobarica, Zenaida asiatica, Streptopelia turtur, Helmet pigeon
10.04.2019
Pigeons (Streptopelia decaocto; Columba guinea; Ocyphaps lophotes; Columbina inca) Background info: Columba livia, Zenaida macroura
10.04.2019
Owls (Bubo bubo; Megascops asio; Bubo bubo sibiricus; Bubo scandiacus) Background info: Nyctea scandiaca
10.04.2019
Owls (Strix aluco) Background info: Bubo virginianus virginianus, Strix occidentalis, Glaucidium californicum
10.04.2019
Extinct species (Gastornis parisiensis) Background info: Arsinoitherium zitteli, Megacerops coloradensis, Mammuthus primigenius
10.04.2019
Seabirds (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Fratercula arctica, Sterna hirundo, Thalasseus maximus) Background info: Phalacrocorax carbo
10.04.2019
Seabirds (Phoebastria irrorata) Background info: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
10.04.2019
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius, Threskiornis molucca) Background info: Phalacrocorax lucidus
10.06.2019
Antarctica (Pygoscelis antarcticus; Pagodroma nivea, Antarctic Base Brown Station in Paradise Bay; Deception Island in Antarctica; Megaptera novaeangliae)
10.06.2019
Parrots (Agapornis roseicollis; Aratinga finschi; Poicephalus meyeri; Eolophus roseicapilla)
10.06.2019
Parrots (Psittacus erithacus) Background info: Trichoglossus moluccanus
10.06.2019
Bee eaters (Merops apiaster; Merops orientalis; Merops bullockoides; Merops leschenaulti)
10.06.2019
Bee eaters (Merops nubicoides) Background info: Merops viridis
10.06.2019
Birds of prey (Caracara cheriway; Falco berigora; Falco tinnunculus; Gyps africanus)
10.06.2019
Birds of prey (Haliastur indus) Background info: Haliaeetus albicilla
16.08.2019
Colibri (Calypte anna; Lophornis ornatus; Calypte costae; Selasphorus rufus)
16.08.2019
Colibri (Chlorostilbon lucidus) Background info: Mellisuga helenae
16.08.2019
Owls (Aegolius acadicus; Tyto alba; Tyto multipunctata; Megascops asio)
16.08.2019
Owls (Asio otus) Background info: Strix nebulosa
16.08.2019
Kingfishers (Halcyon coromanda; Todiramphus chloris; Alcedo atthis; Dacelo leachii)
16.08.2019
Kingfishers (Megaceryle alcyon) Background info: Alcedo atthis
16.08.2019
Warblers (Setophaga coronata; Setophaga americana; Seiurus aurocapilla; Geothlypis tolmiei)
16.08.2019
Warblers (Setophaga ruticilla) Background info: Mniotilta varia
16.08.2019
Charles Darwin (Pyrrhula pyrrhula and Camarhynchus heliobates;
16.08.2019
Birds of Mozambique (Cossypha heuglini; Phaethon rubricauda; Nectarinia famosa; Plectropterus gambensis)
16.08.2019
Birds of Mozambique (Chrysococcyx klaas) Background info: Phoenicopterus roseus
01.10.2019
Birds of prey (Circus hudsonius; Milvus milvus; Pandion haliaetus; Buteo buteo)
01.10.2019
Birds of prey (Circus aeruginosus) Background info: Vultur gryphus
01.10.2019
Water birds (Actophilornis africanus; Phalacrocorax carbo; Cinclus mexicanus; Anas acuta)
01.10.2019
Water birds (Dromas ardeola) Background info: Rissa tridactyla
01.10.2019
Hornbills (Tockus kempi; Ocyceros birostris; Buceros bicornis; Buceros rhinoceros)
01.10.2019
Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) Background info: Rhyticeros undulatus
01.10.2019
Penguins (Manchot empereur; Megadyptes antipodes; Eudyptula minor; Spheniscus demersus)
01.10.2019
Penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) Background info: Aptenodytes patagonicus
01.10.2019
Sunbirds (Hedydipna collaris; Cinnyris dussumieri; Chalcoparia singalensis; Cinnyris jugularis)
01.10.2019
Sunbirds (Aethopyga nipalensis) Background info: Aethopyga gouldiae
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