Bird stamps from Congo.


The Republic of the Congo, also referred to as Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda.

The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo-Brazzaville was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa.

Upon independence in 1960, the former colony of French Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People's Republic of the Congo was a Marxist-Leninist single-party state from 1970 to 1991. Multiparty elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War.

The earliest inhabitants of the region were Pygmy people, who later were largely displaced and absorbed by Bantu-speaking peoples who found tribes during the Bantu expansions. The Bakongo are a Bantu ethnicity that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon and Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those countries. Several Bantu kingdoms—notably those of the Kongo, the Loango, and the Teke—built trade links leading into the Congo River basin.

The mouth of the Congo was reached by the Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão in 1484.

Commercial relationships were quickly established between the inland Bantu kingdoms and European merchants who traded various commodities, manufactured goods, and slaves captured from the hinterlands. For centuries, the Congo river delta was a major commercial hub for transatlantic trade. However, when direct European colonization of the African continent began in the late 19th century, the power of the Bantu societies in the region was eroded.

The area north of the Congo River came under French sovereignty in 1880 as a result of Pierre de Brazza's treaty with Makoko of the Bateke. This Congo Colony became known first as French Congo, then as Middle Congo in 1903. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising Middle Congo, Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (the modern Central African Republic). Brazzaville was selected as the federal capital. Economic development during the first 50 years of colonial rule in Congo centered on natural resource extraction. The methods were often brutal: establishment of the Congo–Ocean Railroad following World War I has been estimated to have cost at least 14,000 lives.

During the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, Brazzaville functioned as the symbolic capital of Free France between 1940 and 1943. The Conference of 1944 heralded a period of major reform in French colonial policy. Congo benefited from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending as a result of its central geographic location within AEF and the federal capital at Brazzaville. It also received a local legislature after the adoption of the 1946 constitution that established the Fourth Republic.

Following the revision of the French constitution that established the Fifth Republic in 1958, the AEF was dissolved and its constituent parts reformed into autonomous colonies within the French Community. During these reforms, Middle Congo became known as the Republic of the Congo in 1958 and published its first constitution in 1959. Antagonism between the pro-Opangault Mbochis and the pro-Youlou Balalis resulted in a series of riots in Brazzaville in February 1959, which had to be subdued by the French Army.

The Republic of the Congo was granted full independence from France on August 15, 1960. Fulbert Youlou ruled as the country's first president until labour elements and rival political parties instigated a three-day uprising that ousted him. The Congolese military took charge of the country briefly and installed a civilian provisional government headed by Alphonse Massamba-Débat. Under the 1963 constitution, Massamba-Débat was elected President for a five-year term.

The regime adopted "scientific socialism" as the country's constitutional ideology.

In 1965, Congo established relations with the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, North Korea and North Vietnam. Massamba-Débat was unable to reconcile various institutional and ideological factions and his regime ended abruptly with an August 1968 coup d'état. Marien Ngouabi, who had participated in the coup, assumed the presidency on December 31, 1968. One year later, President Ngouabi proclaimed Congo to be Africa's first "people's republic" and announced the decision of the National Revolutionary Movement to change its name to the Congolese Labour Party (PCT). On March 16, 1977, President Ngouabi was assassinated. An 11-member Military Committee of the Party (CMP) was named to head an interim government with Joachim Yhombi-Opango to serve as President of the Republic. Two years later, Yhombi-Opango was forced from power and Denis Sassou Nguesso become the new president.

Sassou Nguesso aligned the country with the Eastern Bloc and signed a twenty-year friendship pact with the Soviet Union. Over the years, Sassou had to rely more on political repression and less on patronage to maintain his dictatorship.

Pascal Lissouba, who became Congo's first elected president during the period of multi-party democracy, attempted to implement economic reforms with IMF backing to liberalise the economy. In June 1996 the IMF approved a three-year SDR69.5m (US$100m) enhanced structural adjustment facility (ESAF) and was on the verge of announcing a renewed annual agreement when civil war broke out in Congo in mid-1997.

Congo's democratic progress was derailed in 1997 when Lissouba and Sassou started to fight over power. As presidential elections scheduled for July 1997 approached, tensions between the Lissouba and Sassou camps mounted. On June 5, President Lissouba's government forces surrounded Sassou's compound in Brazzaville and Sassou ordered members of his private militia (known as "Cobras") to resist. Thus began a four-month conflict that destroyed or damaged much of Brazzaville and caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths. In early October, the Angolan socialist regime began an invasion of Congo to install Sassou to power. In mid-October, the Lissouba government fell. Soon thereafter, Sassou declared himself President.
   
Bird stamps from Congo (Brazzaville).


Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1960.01   16.12.1960   Overprint XVIIe OLYMPIADE... on French Eq Afr 1953.01      
African Darter Anhinga rufa
250f     33     African Darter    Anhinga rufa     

1967.01   13.02.1967   Birds      
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
50f     221     Sociable Weaver    Philetairus socius     
75f     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
100f     90     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     

1967.02   20.06.1967   Birds      
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii
150f     220     Regal Sunbird    Cinnyris regius     
200f     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     
250f     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     
300f     75     Black-billed Turaco    Tauraco schuettii     

1976.01   08.12.1976   Birds      
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
5f     24     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
10f     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
20f     48     Black Crowned Crane    Balearica pavonina     

1978.01   22.05.1978   Birds      
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
65f     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
75f     26     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     
150f     192     Great Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus arundinaceus     
240f     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     

1978.02   01.11.1978   Philexafrique      1978.01
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
100f     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
100f     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     

1980.01   17.09.1980   Birds      
Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
45f     220     Olive-bellied Sunbird    Cinnyris chloropygius     
75f     222     Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus     
90f     46     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
150f     227     African Pied Wagtail    Motacilla aguimp     
200f     222     Yellow-mantled Widowbird    Euplectes macroura     
250f     90     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     

1980.02   17.09.1980   Birds   Sheet   1980.01

Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
45f     220     Olive-bellied Sunbird    Cinnyris chloropygius     
75f     222     Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus     
90f     46     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
150f     227     African Pied Wagtail    Motacilla aguimp     
200f     222     Yellow-mantled Widowbird    Euplectes macroura     
250f     90     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     

1982.01   29.12.1982   Bird's nests      
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Not identified Not identified Not identified Not identified
40f     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
75f          Not identified    Not identified     Nest
100f          Not identified    Not identified     Nest

1985.01   11.04.1985   Audubon      
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Labrador Duck Camptorhynchus labradorius †
100f     237     Black-headed Grosbeak    Pheucticus melanocephalus     
150f     25     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
200f     37     Red-tailed Hawk    Buteo jamaicensis     
350f     14     Labrador Duck    Camptorhynchus labradorius †     

1985.02   26.08.1985   Anniversaries   5v set   
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Platysteira concreta
150f     142     Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye    Platysteira concreta     

1987.01   28.11.1987   Simon Kimbangu   3v set   
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
120f     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     

1987.02   28.11.1987   Simon Kimbangu   3v sheet   1987.01
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
120f     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     

1990.01   10.07.1990   Birds      
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
25f     70     European Turtle Dove    Streptopelia turtur     
50f     200     Dartford Warbler    Sylvia undata     
70f     38     Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
150f     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     

1991.01   08.08.1991   Wild ducks      
Northern Pintail Anas acuta Common Eider Somateria mollissima Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
75f     14     Northern Pintail    Anas acuta     
120f     14     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     
200f     14     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     
240f     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     

1992.01   23.12.1992   Birds      
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Wattled Crane Grus carunculata Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
60f     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     
75f     24     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
120f     48     Wattled Crane    Grus carunculata     
200f     26     Black-headed Heron    Ardea melanocephala     
250f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     

1992.02   23.12.1992   Birds      
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
400f     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     MS

1993.01   15.01.1993   Birds of prey      
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
45f     37     Common Buzzard    Buteo buteo     
75f     37     Rüppell's Vulture    Gyps rueppellii     
120f     37     Verreaux's Eagle    Aquila verreauxii     

1993.02   20.02.1993   Animals   8v set   
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
250f     55     Crab-plover    Dromas ardeola     White frame
300f     37     White-backed Vulture    Gyps africanus     White frame

1993.03   20.02.1993   Animals   8v sheet   1993.02
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
250f     55     Crab-plover    Dromas ardeola     No white frame
300f     37     White-backed Vulture    Gyps africanus     No white frame

1993.04   15.07.1993   Brasiliana '93      
75f     224     Straw-tailed Whydah    Vidua fischeri     
95f     224     Shaft-tailed Whydah    Vidua regia     
120f     224     Long-tailed Paradise Whydah    Vidua paradisaea     
200f     224     Pin-tailed Whydah    Vidua macroura     
250f     220     Pygmy Sunbird    Hedydipna platura     

1993.05   15.07.1993   Brasiliana '93      
400f     222     Yellow-mantled Widowbird    Euplectes macroura     MS

1993.06   20.08.1993   Prehistoric animals   5v set   
95f     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

1996.01   29.03.1996   Owls      
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli Marsh Owl Asio capensis
90f     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
205f     78     Fraser's Eagle-Owl    Bubo poensis     
300f     78     Pel's Fishing Owl    Scotopelia peli     
500f     78     Marsh Owl    Asio capensis     

1998.01   Overprint AUTORISÉ on 1992.01, 1993.04, 1996.01      
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
200f     26     Black-headed Heron    Ardea melanocephala     
200f     224     Pin-tailed Whydah    Vidua macroura     
500f     78     Marsh Owl    Asio capensis     

1999.01   13.07.1999   Birds   Sheet   
Amazonian Motmot Momotus momota Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus
250f     94     Amazonian Motmot    Momotus momota     
250f     73     Rose-ringed Parakeet    Psittacula krameri     
250f     73     Fischer's Lovebird    Agapornis fischeri     
250f     70     Superb Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus superbus     

1999.02   13.07.1999   Raptors   Sheet   
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Ural Owl Strix uralensis Red Kite Milvus milvus Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
375f     37     Western Marsh Harrier    Circus aeruginosus     
375f     78     Ural Owl    Strix uralensis     
375f     37     Red Kite    Milvus milvus     
375f     78     Spectacled Owl    Pulsatrix perspicillata     

2001.01   24.10.2001   Herons and storks      
90f     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba     
120f     26     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     
120f     26     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     
205f     26     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     
270f     24     Black Stork    Ciconia nigra     
270f     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

2002.01   23.07.2002   Birds      
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis White Stork Ciconia ciconia Common Crane Grus grus Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
40f     98     Great Hornbill    Buceros bicornis     
80f     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
120f     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     
270f     24     Marabou Stork    Leptoptilos crumenifer     


  Bird stamps from Congo (Kinshasa).

Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1960.01   30.06.1960   Overprint CONGO on Belgian Congo 1959.01      
20c     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
1963.01   20.04.1963   Protected birds      
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Congo Peacock Afropavo congensis Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill Ceratogymna atrata African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
1f     28     Shoebill    Balaeniceps rex     
2f     24     Marabou Stork    Leptoptilos crumenifer     
3f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
4f     11     Congo Peacock    Afropavo congensis     
7f     98     Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill    Ceratogymna atrata     
8f     25     African Sacred Ibis    Threskiornis aethiopicus     
10f     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     
1963.02   31.08.1963   Protected birds      
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Plumed Guineafowl Guttera plumifera African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
10c     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
20c     9     Plumed Guineafowl    Guttera plumifera     
30c     24     African Openbill    Anastomus lamelligerus     
40c     24     Abdim's Stork    Ciconia abdimii     
5f     14     Hartlaub's Duck    Pteronetta hartlaubii     
6f     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     
20f     24     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
1964.01   Surcharge on 1960.01      
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
1f     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
1964.02   Overprint REPUBLIQUE... on Belgian Congo 1959.01      
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
1f     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
2000.01   28.02.2000   Wildlife of Africa   6v set   
Four-colored Bushshrike Telophorus quadricolor
1f     145     Four-colored Bushshrike    Telophorus quadricolor     
2000.02   28.02.2000   Wildlife of Africa   12v sheet   
1f     38     Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
1f     25     Hadada Ibis    Bostrychia hagedash     
2000.03   28.02.2000   Wildlife of Africa   12v sheet   
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
1.50f     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
1.50f     156     Red-backed Shrike    Lanius collurio     
1.50f     222     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     
1.50f     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
2000.04   16.08.2000   Parrots      
Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius Turquoise-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
4.50f     73     Golden-shouldered Parrot    Psephotus chrysopterygius     
8f     73     Turquoise-fronted Amazon    Amazona aestiva     
8.50f     73     Red-shouldered Macaw    Diopsittaca nobilis     
9f     73     Rosy-faced Lovebird    Agapornis roseicollis     
2000.05   16.08.2000   Parrots   Sheet   

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Violet-necked Lory  Eos squamata Golden Parakeet  Guaruba guarouba Peach-fronted Parakeet  Aratinga aurea Dusky Lory  Pseudeos fuscata Fischer's Lovebird  Agapornis fischeri Olive-throated Parakeet  Aratinga nana Mitred Parakeet  Aratinga mitrata Red-collared Lorikeet  Trichoglossus rubritorquis Sulphur-crested Cockatoo  Cacatua galerita
5f     73     Violet-necked Lory    Eos squamata     
5f     73     Golden Parakeet    Guaruba guarouba     
5f     73     Peach-fronted Parakeet    Aratinga aurea     
5f     73     Dusky Lory    Pseudeos fuscata     
5f     73     Fischer's Lovebird    Agapornis fischeri     
5f     73     Olive-throated Parakeet    Aratinga nana     
5f     73     Mitred Parakeet    Aratinga mitrata     
5f     73     Red-collared Lorikeet    Trichoglossus rubritorquis     
5f     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
2000.06   16.08.2000   Parrots   Sheet   

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Scarlet Macaw  Ara macao Elegant Parrot  Neophema elegans Vernal Hanging Parrot  Loriculus vernalis Sun Parakeet  Aratinga solstitialis Black-headed Parrot  Pionites melanocephalus Barred Parakeet  Bolborhynchus lineola Chestnut-fronted Macaw  Ara severus Golden-shouldered Parrot  Psephotus chrysopterygius Military Macaw  Ara militaris
5f     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     73     Elegant Parrot    Neophema elegans     
5f     73     Vernal Hanging Parrot    Loriculus vernalis     
5f     73     Sun Parakeet    Aratinga solstitialis     
5f     73     Black-headed Parrot    Pionites melanocephalus     
5f     73     Barred Parakeet    Bolborhynchus lineola     
5f     73     Chestnut-fronted Macaw    Ara severus     
5f     73     Golden-shouldered Parrot    Psephotus chrysopterygius     
5f     73     Military Macaw    Ara militaris     
2000.07   16.08.2000   Parrots      
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma
15f     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     MS
15f     73     Double-eyed Fig Parrot    Cyclopsitta diophthalma     MS
2000.08   16.08.2000   Hummingbirds      
White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus
8.50f     86     White-tailed Goldenthroat    Polytmus guainumbi     
9f     86     Peacock Coquette    Lophornis pavoninus     
2000.09   16.08.2000   Hummingbirds   Sheet   

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White-tipped Sicklebill  Eutoxeres aquila Long-tailed Sylph  Aglaiocercus kingii Ruby-throated Hummingbird  Archilochus colubris Red-billed Streamertail  Trochilus polytmus Rainbow-bearded Thornbill  Chalcostigma herrani Sword-billed Hummingbird  Ensifera ensifera Ruby-topaz Hummingbird  Chrysolampis mosquitus Tawny-bellied Hermit  Phaethornis syrmatophorus Bee Hummingbird  Mellisuga helenae
4.50f     86     White-tipped Sicklebill    Eutoxeres aquila     
4.50f     86     Long-tailed Sylph    Aglaiocercus kingii     
4.50f     86     Ruby-throated Hummingbird    Archilochus colubris     
4.50f     86     Red-billed Streamertail    Trochilus polytmus     
4.50f     86     Rainbow-bearded Thornbill    Chalcostigma herrani     
4.50f     86     Sword-billed Hummingbird    Ensifera ensifera     
4.50f     86     Ruby-topaz Hummingbird    Chrysolampis mosquitus     
4.50f     86     Tawny-bellied Hermit    Phaethornis syrmatophorus     
4.50f     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     
2000.10   16.08.2000   Hummingbirds      
Collared Inca Coeligena torquata Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
15f     86     Collared Inca    Coeligena torquata     MS
20f     86     Violet Sabrewing    Campylopterus hemileucurus     MS
2000.11   16.08.2000   Birds of Congo      
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
3f     14     Egyptian Goose    Alopochen aegyptiaca     
3f     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
4.50f     70     Namaqua Dove    Oena capensis     
4.50f     106     Black-collared Barbet    Lybius torquatus     
9f     75     Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata     
9f     38     Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
2000.12   16.08.2000   Birds of Congo   Sheet   
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Shoebill Balaeniceps rex Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
9f     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
9f     85     Alpine Swift    Tachymarptis melba     
9f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
9f     26     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     
9f     28     Shoebill    Balaeniceps rex     
9f     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     
2000.13   16.08.2000   Birds of Congo   Sheet   
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
9f     222     Southern Red Bishop    Euplectes orix     
9f     222     Red-collared Widowbird    Euplectes ardens     
9f     158     African Golden Oriole    Oriolus auratus     
9f     222     Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus     
9f     223     Orange-breasted Waxbill    Amandava subflava     
9f     220     Scarlet-chested Sunbird    Chalcomitra senegalensis     
2000.14   16.08.2000   Birds of Congo      
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
15f     61     African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus     MS
20f     92     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     MS
2000.15   Surcharge on Zaire 1996.01      
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
70f     37     Dark Chanting Goshawk    Melierax metabates     
2002.01   Penguins, Rotary   Sheet   

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Southern Rockhopper Penguin  Eudyptes chrysocome Emperor Penguin  Aptenodytes forsteri Macaroni Penguin  Eudyptes chrysolophus Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua Not identified  Not identified Adelie Penguin  Pygoscelis adeliae Emperor Penguin  Aptenodytes forsteri Macaroni Penguin  Eudyptes chrysolophus
5f     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
5f     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
and     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
5f     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
5f     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
5f     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
5f          Not identified    Not identified     
5f     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
5f     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
5f     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
2002.02   Water birds   Sheet   

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Red-breasted Merganser  Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser  Mergus serrator King Eider  Somateria spectabilis Harlequin Duck  Histrionicus histrionicus Common Eider  Somateria mollissima Common Eider  Somateria mollissima Red-necked Phalarope  Phalaropus lobatus Gadwall  Anas strepera Harlequin Duck  Histrionicus histrionicus
5f     14     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     
5f     14     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     
5f     14     King Eider    Somateria spectabilis     
5f     14     Harlequin Duck    Histrionicus histrionicus     
5f     14     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     
5f     14     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     
5f     64     Red-necked Phalarope    Phalaropus lobatus     
5f     14     Gadwall    Anas strepera     
5f     14     Harlequin Duck    Histrionicus histrionicus     
2002.03   Parrots   Sheet   

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Red-and-green Macaw  Ara chloropterus Scarlet Macaw  Ara macao Scarlet Macaw  Ara macao Hyacinth Macaw  Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Galah  Eolophus roseicapilla Blue-and-yellow Macaw  Ara ararauna Blue-and-yellow Macaw  Ara ararauna Scarlet Macaw  Ara macao Blue-and-yellow Macaw  Ara ararauna
5f     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     
5f     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     73     Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus     
5f     72     Galah    Eolophus roseicapilla     
5f     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
5f     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
5f     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
5f     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
2003.01   26.05.2003   Birds of prey   Strip   
Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
410f     78     Indian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bengalensis     
410f     37     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     
410f     78     Northern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis leucotis     
2003.02   26.05.2003   Birds of prey   Sheet   2003.01
Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
410f     78     Indian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bengalensis     
410f     37     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     
410f     78     Northern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis leucotis     
2003.03   26.05.2003   Birds of prey      2003.01
Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
410f     78     Indian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bengalensis     MS
410f     37     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     MS
410f     78     Northern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis leucotis     MS
2004.01   09.12.2004   Scouts   2x2v sheet   
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Silver
2004.02   09.12.2004   Scouts   2x2v sheet   2004.01
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Gold
2004.03   09.12.2004   Scouts   2v sheet   2004.01
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Silver
2004.04   09.12.2004   Scouts   2v sheet   2004.01
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     Gold
2004.05   09.12.2004   Scouts      2004.01
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     MS, silver
1800f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     MS, gold
2005.01   10.01.2005   Scouts   6v sheet   
410f     78     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     
2005.02   10.01.2005   Scouts   2v sheet   2005.01
410f     78     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     
2005.03   10.01.2005   Scouts      2005.01
410f     78     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     MS
2007.01   04.04.2007   Owls      
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
175f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
500f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
2007.02   04.04.2007   Owls   Sheet   2007.01
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
175f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
500f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
2007.03   04.04.2007   Owls      
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
375f     78     Cape Eagle-Owl    Bubo capensis     
600f     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     
2007.04   04.04.2007   Owls   Sheet   2007.03
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
375f     78     Cape Eagle-Owl    Bubo capensis     
600f     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     
2007.05   04.04.2007   Owls      2007.01
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
175f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     MS
500f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     MS
2007.06   04.04.2007   Owls      2007.03
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
375f     78     Cape Eagle-Owl    Bubo capensis     MS
600f     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     MS
2007.07   21.11.2007   Scouts      
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
480f     78     Great Grey Owl    Strix nebulosa     
480f     78     Fraser's Eagle-Owl    Bubo poensis     
480f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
480f     78     African Scops Owl    Otus senegalensis     
2007.08   21.11.2007   Scouts   Sheet   2007.07
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
480f     78     Great Grey Owl    Strix nebulosa     
480f     78     Fraser's Eagle-Owl    Bubo poensis     
480f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
480f     78     African Scops Owl    Otus senegalensis     
2007.09   21.11.2007   Scouts      2007.07

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African Wood Owl  Strix woodfordii Fraser's Eagle-Owl  Bubo poensis African Wood Owl  Strix woodfordii African Scops Owl  Otus senegalensis
480f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     MS
480f     78     Fraser's Eagle-Owl    Bubo poensis     MS
480f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     MS
480f     78     African Scops Owl    Otus senegalensis     MS
2007.10   Baden Powell   Sheet   

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Eastern Screech Owl  Megascops asio Tawny Owl  Strix aluco Great Horned Owl  Bubo virginianus Spectacled Owl  Pulsatrix perspicillata Papuan Hawk-Owl  Uroglaux dimorpha Northern Saw-whet Owl  Aegolius acadicus
600f     78     Eastern Screech Owl    Megascops asio     
600f     78     Tawny Owl    Strix aluco     
600f     78     Great Horned Owl    Bubo virginianus     
600f     78     Spectacled Owl    Pulsatrix perspicillata     
600f     78     Papuan Hawk-Owl    Uroglaux dimorpha     
600f     78     Northern Saw-whet Owl    Aegolius acadicus     
2007.11   Baden Powell      2007.10
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
600f     78     Tawny Owl    Strix aluco     MS
2011.01   18.05.2011   Birds      
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
675f     90     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
675f     216     White-browed Robin-Chat    Cossypha heuglini     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
675f     159     Fork-tailed Drongo    Dicrurus adsimilis     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
2011.02   18.05.2011   Birds   Sheet   2011.01
675f     90     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
675f     216     White-browed Robin-Chat    Cossypha heuglini     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
675f     159     Fork-tailed Drongo    Dicrurus adsimilis     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
2011.03   18.05.2011   Birds      2011.01
675f     90     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     MS
675f     216     White-browed Robin-Chat    Cossypha heuglini     MS
675f     159     Fork-tailed Drongo    Dicrurus adsimilis     MS
2011.04   18.05.2011   Owls      
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum African Grass Owl Tyto capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
900f     78     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
900f     77     African Grass Owl    Tyto capensis     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
900f     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
2011.05   18.05.2011   Owls   Sheet   2011.04

Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum African Grass Owl Tyto capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
900f     78     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
900f     77     African Grass Owl    Tyto capensis     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
900f     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
2011.06   18.05.2011   Owls      2011.04

Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum African Grass Owl Tyto capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
900f     78     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     MS
900f     77     African Grass Owl    Tyto capensis     MS
900f     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     MS
2011.07   18.05.2011   Birds of prey      
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
900f     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
900f     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
900f     37     Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
2011.08   18.05.2011   Birds of prey   Sheet   2011.07

Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
900f     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
900f     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
900f     37     Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus     "IMPRESSOR S.A."
2011.09   18.05.2011   Birds of prey      2011.07

Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
900f     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     MS
900f     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     MS
900f     37     Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus     MS
 
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