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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1994.01   03.06.1993   Birds of Etosha - Storks      
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus White Stork Ciconia ciconia
35c     64     Yellow-billed Stork    Mycteria ibis     
40c     64     Abdim's Stork    Ciconia abdimii     
80c     64     African Openbill    Anastomus lamelligerus     
1.10$     64     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

1995.01   24.05.1995   Namibian fossils   4v set   
Ward's Diamond Bird Diamantornis wardi
80c     0     Ward's Diamond Bird    Diamantornis wardi     

1995.02   24.05.1995   Namibian fossils   Stamp without white frame   1995.01
Ward's Diamond Bird Diamantornis wardi
80c     0     Ward's Diamond Bird    Diamantornis wardi     MS

1997.01   06.05.1997   Waxbills   Booklet   
Cinderella Waxbill Glaucestrilda thomensis Black-faced Waxbill Brunhilda erythronotos
50c     231     Cinderella Waxbill    Glaucestrilda thomensis     
60c     231     Black-faced Waxbill    Brunhilda erythronotos     

1997.02   06.05.1997   Greetings stamp      
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
1.20$     11     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     

1997.03   15.05.1997   WWF      
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus African Penguin Spheniscus demersus African Penguin Spheniscus demersus African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
stand.     59     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
1$     59     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
1.10$     59     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
1.50$     59     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     

1997.04   15.05.1997   Jackass Penguin   Sheet, without WWF logo   1997.03
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus African Penguin Spheniscus demersus African Penguin Spheniscus demersus African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
stand.     59     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
1$     59     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
1.10$     59     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
1.50$     59     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     

1997.05   27.06.1997   Greetings stamp   5v booklet   
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
1$     11     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     

1997.06   03.11.1997   Christmas      
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
stand.     11     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     
1$     11     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     
1.10$     11     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     
1.50$     11     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     

1997.07   03.11.1997   Christmas      
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
5$     11     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     MS

1997.08   03.11.1997   Flora and fauna   18v set   
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
stand.     108     Rosy-faced Lovebird    Agapornis roseicollis     
40c     93     Blue-cheeked Bee-eater    Merops persicus     
50c     27     Laughing Dove    Spilopelia senegalensis     
60c     78     Lappet-faced Vulture    Torgos tracheliotos     
90c     87     Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill    Tockus leucomelas     
1$     88     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     

1997.09   03.11.1997   Flora and fauna   Booklet   1997.08
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
stand.     108     Rosy-faced Lovebird    Agapornis roseicollis     

1997.10   03.11.1997   Flora and fauna   sa   1997.08
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
stand.     108     Rosy-faced Lovebird    Agapornis roseicollis     
1$     88     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     

1998.01   13.01.1998   Flora and fauna   18v booklet   1997.08
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
stand.     108     Rosy-faced Lovebird    Agapornis roseicollis     
40c     93     Blue-cheeked Bee-eater    Merops persicus     
50c     27     Laughing Dove    Spilopelia senegalensis     
60c     78     Lappet-faced Vulture    Torgos tracheliotos     
90c     87     Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill    Tockus leucomelas     
1$     88     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     

1998.02   01.04.1998   Owls of Namibia   5v booklet   
Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense
1.50$     80     Northern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis leucotis     
1.90$     79     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
1.90$     80     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     
1.50$     80     African Barred Owlet    Glaucidium capense     

1998.03   26.09.1998   Caprivi   10v sheet   
Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides African Jacana Actophilornis africanus African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
60c     93     Southern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicoides     
60c     46     African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus     
60c     78     African Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga vocifer     
60c     90     Woodland Kingfisher    Halcyon senegalensis     

1999.01   18.05.1999   Falcons of Namibia      
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
60c     104     Greater Kestrel    Falco rupicoloides     
1.60$     104     Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
1.80$     104     Red-necked Falcon    Falco chicquera     
2.65$     104     Lanner Falcon    Falco biarmicus     

1999.02   28.06.1999   Wetlands of Namibia: Oshana, Etosha pan, Popa rapids, Sandwich harbour      
Wattled Crane Grus carunculata Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
1.60$     32     Wattled Crane    Grus carunculata     
1.80$     26     Burchell's Sandgrouse    Pterocles burchelli     
1.90$     51     Rock Pratincole    Glareola nuchalis     
2.65$     73     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     

1999.03   30.09.1999   Stamp world cup winning design      1998.02
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
11$     79     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     MS

1999.04   31.12.1999   Sunset over Namibia      
Not identified Not identified
2.20$          Not identified    Not identified     

2000.01   18.02.2000   Ducks of Namibia      
South African Shelduck Tadorna cana White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
2$     8     South African Shelduck    Tadorna cana     
2.40$     8     White-faced Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     
3$     8     Knob-billed Duck    Sarkidiornis melanotos     
7$     8     Cape Shoveler    Spatula smithii     

2000.02   22.05.2000   Namib desert   6v sheet   
Dune Lark Calendulauda erythrochlamys
2$     186     Dune Lark    Calendulauda erythrochlamys     

2001.01   05.09.2001   Central highlands of Namibia   10v sheet   
Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii Rockrunner Achaetops pycnopygius
stand.     107     Rüppell's Parrot    Poicephalus rueppellii     
stand.     190     Rockrunner    Achaetops pycnopygius     

2002.01   15.05.2002   Birds of Namibia      
African Hoopoe Upupa africana African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
stand.     84     African Hoopoe    Upupa africana     
2.20$     163     African Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone viridis     
2.60$     93     Swallow-tailed Bee-eater    Merops hirundineus     
2.80$     90     Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus     

2002.02   01.07.2002   Rivers   5v set   
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua
2.20$     104     Greater Kestrel    Falco rupicoloides     
2.80$     43     Crowned Lapwing    Vanellus coronatus     
3.50$     26     Namaqua Sandgrouse    Pterocles namaqua     
and     70     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     
and     8     Spur-winged Goose    Plectropterus gambensis     
and     90     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     
and     49     Marsh Sandpiper    Tringa stagnatilis     

2003.01   06.06.2003   Cuvelai drainage, Omadhiya lakes   3v set   
Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
nonst.     64     Abdim's Stork    Ciconia abdimii     
2.85$     32     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     
and     35     Lesser Flamingo    Phoeniconaias minor     
and     8     Egyptian Goose    Alopochen aegyptiaca     

2004.01   11.10.2004   SAPOA   Sheet   

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African Fish Eagle  Icthyophaga vocifer African Fish Eagle  Icthyophaga vocifer Peregrine Falcon  Falco peregrinus Western Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis Purple-crested Turaco  Gallirex porphyreolophus Blue Crane  Grus paradisea Bar-tailed Trogon  Apaloderma vittatum African Fish Eagle  Icthyophaga vocifer
3.40$     78     African Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga vocifer     
3.40$     78     African Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga vocifer     
3.40$     104     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
3.40$     70     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
3.40$     22     Purple-crested Turaco    Gallirex porphyreolophus     
3.40$     32     Blue Crane    Grus paradisea     
3.40$     83     Bar-tailed Trogon    Apaloderma vittatum     
3.40$     78     African Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga vocifer     

2005.01   14.04.2005   Sunbirds of Namibia      
White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus
nonst.     228     White-bellied Sunbird    Cinnyris talatala     
reg.     228     Scarlet-chested Sunbird    Chalcomitra senegalensis     
2.90$     228     Marico Sunbird    Cinnyris mariquensis     
3.40$     228     Dusky Sunbird    Cinnyris fuscus     

2005.02   14.04.2005   Sunbirds of Namibia      
Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
10$     228     Amethyst Sunbird    Chalcomitra amethystina     MS

2005.03   07.06.2005   Surcharge on 1997.08      
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas
stand.     27     Laughing Dove    Spilopelia senegalensis     
stand.     87     Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill    Tockus leucomelas     
stand.     88     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     
nonst.     93     Blue-cheeked Bee-eater    Merops persicus     Out?
2.90$     87     Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill    Tockus leucomelas     
5.20$     87     Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill    Tockus leucomelas     

2006.01   28.02.2006   Gulls of Namibia      
Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
reg.     52     Grey-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus     
3.10$     52     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     
4$     52     Hartlaub's Gull    Chroicocephalus hartlaubii     
5.50$     52     Sabine's Gull    Xema sabini     

2006.02   20.06.2006   Surcharge on 1997.08      
postc.     88     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     

2006.03   24.07.2006   Rivers of Namibia      
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Osprey Pandion haliaetus
3.10$     73     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
5.50$     78     Verreaux's Eagle    Aquila verreauxii     
reg.     77     Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     
and     70     Goliath Heron    Ardea goliath     

2007.01   15.02.2007   Biodiversity of Namibia   12v set   
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
nonst.     78     African Hawk-Eagle    Aquila spilogaster     
and     13     Hartlaub's Spurfowl    Pternistis hartlaubi     
5c     78     African Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga vocifer     
30c     43     White-fronted Plover    Anarhynchus marginatus     
40c     78     Pale Chanting Goshawk    Melierax canorus     
60c     61     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
6$     224     Mountain Wheatear    Myrmecocichla monticola     
50$     78     Long-crested Eagle    Lophaetus occipitalis     

2007.02   22.03.2007   Centenary of Etosha   3v set   
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
stand.     78     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     

2007.03   22.03.2007   Centenary of Etosha   10v sheet   
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
postc.     78     Gabar Goshawk    Micronisus gabar     
postc.     230     Red-billed Quelea    Quelea quelea     

2007.04   09.10.2007   SAPOA   5v sheet   
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
stand.     222     Yellow-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus africanus     

2008.01   28.02.2008   Weaver birds of Namibia      
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius
postc.     230     White-browed Sparrow-Weaver    Plocepasser mahali     
stand.     230     Southern Masked Weaver    Ploceus velatus     
reg.     230     Thick-billed Weaver    Amblyospiza albifrons     
3.70$     230     Red-headed Weaver    Anaplectes rubriceps     
4.20$     230     Sociable Weaver    Philetairus socius     

2008.02   15.11.2008   Biodiversity of Namibia, yellow paper   12v set   2007.01
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
nonst.     78     African Hawk-Eagle    Aquila spilogaster     
and     13     Hartlaub's Spurfowl    Pternistis hartlaubi     
5c     78     African Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga vocifer     
30c     43     White-fronted Plover    Anarhynchus marginatus     
40c     78     Pale Chanting Goshawk    Melierax canorus     
60c     61     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
6$     224     Mountain Wheatear    Myrmecocichla monticola     
50$     78     Long-crested Eagle    Lophaetus occipitalis     

2009.01   02.02.2009   Eagles of Namibia      
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
postc.     78     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     
reg.     78     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     
4.10$     78     Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus     
and     11     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     
4.60$     78     Verreaux's Eagle    Aquila verreauxii     

2009.02   10.04.2009   Brandberg   10v sheet   
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
postc.     78     Augur Buzzard    Buteo augur     
postc.     145     Bokmakierie    Telophorus zeylonus     

2010.01   08.02.2010   Endangered species   10v sheet   
Wattled Crane Grus carunculata Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres
postc.     32     Wattled Crane    Grus carunculata     
postc.     78     Cape Vulture    Gyps coprotheres     

2010.02   16.04.2010   Bustards   Sheet   
Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides Red-crested Korhaan Lophotis ruficrista Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster Rüppell's Korhaan Heterotetrax rueppelii Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
postc.     23     Northern Black Korhaan    Afrotis afraoides     
postc.     23     Red-crested Korhaan    Lophotis ruficrista     
postc.     23     Black-bellied Bustard    Lissotis melanogaster     
postc.     23     Rüppell's Korhaan    Heterotetrax rueppelii     
postc.     23     Ludwig's Bustard    Neotis ludwigii     
postc.     23     Kori Bustard    Ardeotis kori     

2010.03   Centenary of Etosha, new paper and gum types      2007.02
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
stand.     78     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     

2011.01   16.05.2011   Endangered marine fauna   8v sheet   

Cape Gannet Morus capensis Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos African Penguin Spheniscus demersus Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus
4.60$     66     Cape Gannet    Morus capensis     
4.60$     61     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
4.60$     59     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
4.60$     68     Bank Cormorant    Phalacrocorax neglectus     

2011.02   08.06.2011   Personalise      
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
postc.     78     Verreaux's Eagle    Aquila verreauxii     

2011.03   18.07.2011   Grebes of Namibia      
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
stand.     34     Little Grebe    Tachybaptus ruficollis     
stand.     34     Great Crested Grebe    Podiceps cristatus     
inl.reg.     34     Black-necked Grebe    Podiceps nigricollis     

2012.01   15.02.2012   Definitives      
Carp's Tit Melaniparus carpi Hartlaub's Spurfowl Pternistis hartlaubi Herero Chat Namibornis herero Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii Rüppell's Korhaan Heterotetrax rueppelii Rockrunner Achaetops pycnopygius Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum Bare-cheeked Babbler Turdoides gymnogenys White-tailed Shrike Lanioturdus torquatus Dune Lark Calendulauda erythrochlamys Damara Red-billed Hornbill Tockus damarensis Violet Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis
5c     182     Carp's Tit    Melaniparus carpi     
10c     13     Hartlaub's Spurfowl    Pternistis hartlaubi     
20c     224     Herero Chat    Namibornis herero     
30c     107     Rüppell's Parrot    Poicephalus rueppellii     
50c     23     Rüppell's Korhaan    Heterotetrax rueppelii     
5$     190     Rockrunner    Achaetops pycnopygius     
20$     52     Damara Tern    Sternula balaenarum     
100$     208     Bare-cheeked Babbler    Turdoides gymnogenys     
stand.     144     White-tailed Shrike    Lanioturdus torquatus     
postc.     186     Dune Lark    Calendulauda erythrochlamys     
nonst.     87     Damara Red-billed Hornbill    Tockus damarensis     
reg.     85     Violet Wood Hoopoe    Phoeniculus damarensis     

2013.01   01.03.2013   Definitives      
Benguela Long-billed Lark Certhilauda benguelensis Barlow's Lark Calendulauda barlowi Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Gray's Lark Ammomanopsis grayi Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri
90c     186     Benguela Long-billed Lark    Certhilauda benguelensis     
1$     186     Barlow's Lark    Calendulauda barlowi     
3$     108     Rosy-faced Lovebird    Agapornis roseicollis     
10$     186     Gray's Lark    Ammomanopsis grayi     
12$     87     Monteiro's Hornbill    Tockus monteiri     

2014.01   11.06.2014   Chinese navy   2v sheet   
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
3.30$     35     Lesser Flamingo    Phoeniconaias minor     

2014.02   28.07.2014   Kalahari   10v sheet   
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
postc.     104     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
postc.     27     Ring-necked Dove    Streptopelia capicola     

2014.03   01.10.2014   Kingfishers      
Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
postc.     90     Half-collared Kingfisher    Alcedo semitorquata     
ZoneA     90     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     
ZoneB     90     Woodland Kingfisher    Halcyon senegalensis     
ZoneC     90     Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus     
inl.reg.     90     Giant Kingfisher    Megaceryle maxima     

2015.01   06.02.2015   Namib Sand Sea   3v sheet   
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
postc.     35     Lesser Flamingo    Phoeniconaias minor     

2015.02   15.05.2015   Bee-eaters      
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
stand.     93     White-fronted Bee-eater    Merops bullockoides     
5.70$     93     Southern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicoides     
6.60$     93     Swallow-tailed Bee-eater    Merops hirundineus     
7.70$     93     Little Bee-eater    Merops pusillus     
inl.reg.     93     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     

2015.03   01.10.2015   Coursers      
Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
postc.     51     Three-banded Courser    Rhinoptilus cinctus     
ZoneA     51     Burchell's Courser    Cursorius rufus     
ZoneB     51     Double-banded Courser    Rhinoptilus africanus     
ZoneC     51     Bronze-winged Courser    Rhinoptilus chalcopterus     

2016.01   18.03.2016   Whydas      
Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
6.05$     232     Shaft-tailed Whydah    Vidua regia     
7$     232     Long-tailed Paradise Whydah    Vidua paradisaea     
inl.reg.     232     Pin-tailed Whydah    Vidua macroura     

2016.02   07.07.2016   Herons      
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Striated Heron Butorides striata Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
stand.     70     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
postc.     70     Goliath Heron    Ardea goliath     
6.05$     70     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     
7$     70     Squacco Heron    Ardeola ralloides     
8.20$     70     Black Heron    Egretta ardesiaca     

2017.01   09.03.2017   Barbets      
Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
ZoneA     100     Black-collared Barbet    Lybius torquatus     
ZoneB     100     Crested Barbet    Trachyphonus vaillantii     
ZoneC     100     Acacia Pied Barbet    Tricholaema leucomelas     

2017.02   01.08.2017   Rollers      
European Roller Coracias garrulus Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus Purple Roller Coracias naevius Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
postc     88     European Roller    Coracias garrulus     
postc     88     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     
postc     88     Racket-tailed Roller    Coracias spatulatus     
postc     88     Purple Roller    Coracias naevius     
postc     88     Broad-billed Roller    Eurystomus glaucurus     

2017.03   29.09.2017   Canines   5v set   
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
ZoneA     78     Lappet-faced Vulture    Torgos tracheliotos     

2018.01   18.05.2018   Francolins      
Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui Red-billed Spurfowl Pternistis adspersus Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii Orange River Francolin Scleroptila gutturalis
ZoneA     13     Crested Francolin    Ortygornis sephaena     
ZoneB     13     Coqui Francolin    Campocolinus coqui     
stand     13     Red-billed Spurfowl    Pternistis adspersus     
postc     13     Swainson's Spurfowl    Pternistis swainsonii     
inlreg     13     Orange River Francolin    Scleroptila gutturalis     

2018.02   18.07.2018   Felines   4v set   
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius
ZoneB     230     Sociable Weaver    Philetairus socius     

2019.01   25.04.2019   Cuckoos      
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
postc     24     African Cuckoo    Cuculus gularis     
inlreg     24     Great Spotted Cuckoo    Clamator glandarius     
ZoneB     24     Diederik Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx caprius     
reg     24     Jacobin Cuckoo    Clamator jacobinus     

2020.01   02.04.2020   Woodpeckers      
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
*     102     Cardinal Woodpecker    Dendropicos fuscescens     
*     102     Olive Woodpecker    Dendropicos griseocephalus     
*     102     Golden-tailed Woodpecker    Campethera abingoni     
*     102     Bearded Woodpecker    Chloropicus namaquus     
*     102     Bennett's Woodpecker    Campethera bennettii     

2020.02   18.06.2020   Batises      
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor Pririt Batis Batis pririt
*     144     Chinspot Batis    Batis molitor     
*     144     Pririt Batis    Batis pririt     

2020.03   20.08.2020   Kites      
Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
*     78     Yellow-billed Kite    Milvus aegyptius     
*     78     Black-winged Kite    Elanus caeruleus     

2021.01   16.03.2021   Snipes      
Great Snipe Gallinago media Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
*     49     Great Snipe    Gallinago media     
*     45     Greater Painted-snipe    Rostratula benghalensis     
*     49     African Snipe    Gallinago nigripennis     

2022.01   12.04.2022   Sparrowhawks and goshawks      
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus
*     78     Dark Chanting Goshawk    Melierax metabates     
*     78     Ovambo Sparrowhawk    Accipiter ovampensis     
*     78     Little Sparrowhawk    Accipiter minullus     
*     78     Black Sparrowhawk    Accipiter melanoleucus     

2022.02   01.10.2022   Lapwings of Namibia      
Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
*     43     Crowned Lapwing    Vanellus coronatus     
*     43     African Wattled Lapwing    Vanellus senegallus     
*     43     White-crowned Lapwing    Vanellus albiceps     
*     43     Long-toed Lapwing    Vanellus crassirostris     
*     43     Blacksmith Lapwing    Vanellus armatus     

2023.01   04.04.2023   Crakes of Namibia      
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra African Crake Crecopsis egregia
*     30     Baillon's Crake    Zapornia pusilla     
*     30     Black Crake    Zapornia flavirostra     
*     30     African Crake    Crecopsis egregia     

2024.01   22.05.2024   Biodiversity of the Etendeka Plateau   10v sheet   
Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
*     26     Namaqua Sandgrouse    Pterocles namaqua     
*     108     Rosy-faced Lovebird    Agapornis roseicollis     
*     230     Chestnut Weaver    Ploceus rubiginosus     
*     221     Violet-backed Starling    Cinnyricinclus leucogaster     

2024.02   11.10.2024   Migratory birds of Namibia      
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Common Swift Apus apus
*     165     Red-backed Shrike    Lanius collurio     
*     49     Bar-tailed Godwit    Limosa lapponica     
*     78     Steppe Eagle    Aquila nipalensis     
*     20     Common Swift    Apus apus     

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Location: Southern Africa
Population: 2 million
Climate: desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
Terrain: mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east

Birds: 691 species. 1 endemic species: Dune Lark, on 2000 Namib desert.

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