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Bird stamps of Lesotho
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 1971 Birds Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus 1971 Birds Drakensberg Rockjumper Chaetops aurantius 1971 Birds Blue Korhaan Eupodotis caerulescens 1971 Birds Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis 1971 Birds
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris 1971 Birds Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus 1971 Birds Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides 1981 Birds p 14½ Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea 1981 Birds p 14½ Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum 1981 Birds p 14½
Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 1981 Birds p 14½ Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer 1981 Birds p 14½ Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris 1981 Birds p 14½ Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha 1981 Birds p 14½ Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus 1981 Birds p 14½
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa 1981 Birds p 14½ Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis 1981 Birds p 14½ Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1981 Birds p 14½
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix 1981 Birds p 14½ Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1981 Birds p 14½ Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus 1981 Birds p 14½ Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 1981 Birds Booklet
Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer 1981 Birds Booklet Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris 1981 Birds Booklet Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus 1981 Birds Booklet Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea 1982 Imprint 1982 on 1981.01 With wmk Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum 1982 Imprint 1982 on 1981.01 With wmk
Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer 1982 Imprint 1982 on 1981.01 With wmk Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris 1982 Imprint 1982 on 1981.01 With wmk American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 1985 Audubon Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 1985 Audubon
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 1985 Audubon Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1985 Audubon Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 1985 Audubon Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1985 Audubon
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 1986 Flora and fauna of Lesotho 8v set Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 1986 Flora and fauna of Lesotho 8v set Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 1986 Flora and fauna of Lesotho 8v set Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 1986 Flora and fauna of Lesotho 8v set Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii 1986 Flora and fauna of Lesotho MS
Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 1986 Surcharge on 1981.01-2, 1982.01-2 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha 1986 Surcharge on 1981.01-2, 1982.01-2 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides 1986 Surcharge on 1981.01-2, 1982.01-2 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea 1986 Surcharge on 1981.01-2, 1982.01-2
Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 1986 Surcharge on 1981.01-2, 1982.01-2 Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis 1986 Surcharge on 1981.01-2, 1982.01-2 Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus 1986 Surcharge on 1981.01-2, 1982.01-2 White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 1987 Columbus 4v set
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala 1987 Columbus MS Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 1988 Birds Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 1988 Birds Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 1988 Birds
Cape Clapper Lark Mirafra apiata 1988 Birds African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans 1988 Birds Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis 1988 Birds Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala 1988 Birds
Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola 1988 Birds African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 1988 Birds Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas 1988 Birds Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens 1988 Birds
Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 1988 Birds Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1988 Birds Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima 1988 Birds Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 1988 Birds
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator 1988 Mammals 4v set Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 1989 Migrant birds Little Stint Calidris minuta 1989 Migrant birds Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1989 Migrant birds
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1989 Migrant birds Ruff Calidris pugnax 1989 Migrant birds MS Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola 1991 Surcharge on 1988.01 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 1991 Surcharge on 1988.01
Wattled Crane Grus carunculata 1991 Tourism 3v set Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 1992 Birds Sheet Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus 1992 Birds Sheet Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala 1992 Birds Sheet Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica 1992 Birds Sheet
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 1992 Birds Sheet Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius 1992 Birds Sheet Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa 1992 Birds Sheet Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus 1992 Birds Sheet Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 1992 Birds Sheet
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus 1992 Birds Sheet Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides 1992 Birds Sheet Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus 1992 Birds Sheet Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius 1992 Birds Sheet Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea 1992 Birds Sheet
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix 1992 Birds Sheet Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola 1992 Birds Sheet Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris 1992 Birds Sheet Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis 1992 Birds Sheet Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis 1992 Birds Sheet
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer 1992 Birds Sheet Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica 1992 Prehistoric animals MS Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica 1992 Prehistoric animals 8v set Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum 1993 Earth Summit 92 MS
Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus 1994 Philakorea 94 MS Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 1997 Lesotho highland water project 4v set Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 1998 WWF Sheet with 3 sets Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 1998 WWF Sheet with 3 sets
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 1998 WWF Sheet with 3 sets Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 1998 WWF Sheet with 3 sets Atitlan Grebe Podilymbus gigas † 1998 Fauna and flora of the world 20v sheet Cabot's Tragopan Tragopan caboti 1998 Fauna and flora of the world 20v sheet Imperial Amazon Amazona imperialis 1998 Fauna and flora of the world 20v sheet
Brown Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum 1998 Fauna and flora of the world 20v sheet Imperial Woodpecker Campephilus imperialis 1998 Fauna and flora of the world 20v sheet Andean Condor Vultur gryphus 1998 Fauna and flora of the world 20v sheet Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala 1998 Fauna and flora of the world 20v sheet Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus 1998 Fauna and flora of the world 20v sheet Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus 1998 Fauna and flora of the world 20v sheet
White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala 1998 Fauna and flora of the world MS Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius 1998 Fauna and flora of the world MS MS Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica 1998 Prehistoric animals 9v sheet Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1999 Birds of the world Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus 1999 Birds of the world
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 1999 Birds of the world Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata 1999 Birds of the world Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 1999 Birds of the world Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin 1999 Birds of the world
Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 1999 Birds of the world Sheet
American Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Akiapolaau Hemignathus wilsoni 1999 Birds of the world Sheet American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 1999 Birds of the world Sheet
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1999 Birds of the world Sheet
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Scarlet Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1999 Birds of the world Sheet Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1999 Birds of the world Sheet
Great Egret Ardea alba 1999 Birds of the world MS Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus 1999 Birds of the world MS MS Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1999 China 99 10v sheet Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1999 China 99 10v sheet Not identified
Not identified Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 2000 Endangered wildlife of Southern Africa 6v sheet Thyolo Alethe Chamaetylas choloensis 2000 Endangered wildlife of Southern Africa 6v sheet Bertoni's Antbird Drymophila rubricollis 2001 Butterflies 8v sheet
Black Kite Milvus migrans 2001 Birds of prey Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus 2001 Birds of prey Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus 2001 Birds of prey African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro 2001 Birds of prey Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 2001 Birds of prey
Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus 2001 Birds of prey African Grass Owl Tyto capensis 2001 Wildlife of Southern Africa 4v set Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius 2001 Wildlife of Southern Africa 6v sheet Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2001 Wildlife of Southern Africa 6v sheet
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 2001 Wildlife of Southern Africa MS European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 2002 Year of eco tourism MS Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus 2004 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus 2004 WWF Sheet with 2 sets
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus 2004 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus 2004 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus 2004 WWF Sheet with 4 sets Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus 2004 WWF Sheet with 4 sets
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus 2004 WWF Sheet with 4 sets Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus 2004 WWF Sheet with 4 sets Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius 2004 Birds Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum 2004 Birds Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 2004 Birds
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2004 Birds European Roller Coracias garrulus 2004 Birds Sheet Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 2004 Birds Sheet Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 2004 Birds Sheet Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli 2004 Birds Sheet Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori 2004 Birds MS
Crested Caracara Caracara plancus 2007 Beautiful birds Wood Stork Mycteria americana 2007 Beautiful birds Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis 2007 Beautiful birds Jabiru Jabiru mycteria 2007 Beautiful birds Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 2007 Beautiful birds Sheet Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna 2007 Beautiful birds Sheet
Grey Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus 2007 Beautiful birds Sheet Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis 2007 Beautiful birds MS Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 2007 Beautiful birds MS MS
Lesotho map

Location: Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Population: 2.1 million
Climate: temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Terrain: mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains

Birds: 339 species

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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus
Drakensberg Rockjumper Chaetops aurantius
Blue Korhaan Eupodotis caerulescens
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Cape Clapper Lark Mirafra apiata
African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans
Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala
Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola
African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens
Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Wattled Crane Grus carunculata
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides
Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres
Atitlan Grebe Podilymbus gigas †
Cabot's Tragopan Tragopan caboti
Imperial Amazon Amazona imperialis
Brown Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum
Imperial Woodpecker Campephilus imperialis
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus
Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala
Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
American Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva
Akiapolaau Hemignathus wilsoni
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Scarlet Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
Great Egret Ardea alba
Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Thyolo Alethe Chamaetylas choloensis
Bertoni's Antbird Drymophila rubricollis
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
African Grass Owl Tyto capensis
Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
Grey Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus
Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus

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