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Bird stamps of Nigeria
Yellow-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna elata 1961 Definitives Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis 1966 Definitives Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus 1966 Definitives Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus 1966 Definitives
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 1966 Definitives Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica 1966 Definitives Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum 1966 Definitives
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1966 Definitives Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus 1966 Definitives Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis 1971 Definitives 'WEAVERS'
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus 1971 Definitives 'WEAVERS' Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 1971 Definitives Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica 1971 Definitives Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum 1971 Definitives
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 1984 Rare birds Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus 1984 Rare birds Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus 1984 Rare birds Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus 1984 Rare birds Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus 1990 Wildlife 4v set Grey-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas 1990 Wildlife 4v set
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus 1990 Wildlife 4v sheet Grey-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas 1990 Wildlife 4v sheet Blue Crane Grus paradisea 1993 Wildlife 4v set Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1999 FEPA 4v set Sahel Paradise Whydah Vidua orientalis 2001 Definitives 8v set Fire-bellied Woodpecker Chloropicus pyrrhogaster 2001 Definitives 8v set
Nigeria map

Location: Western Africa
Population: 138.2 million
Climate: varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Terrain: southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north

Birds: 940 species. 4 endemic species.

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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
Yellow-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna elata
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus
Grey-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas
Blue Crane Grus paradisea
Sahel Paradise Whydah Vidua orientalis
Fire-bellied Woodpecker Chloropicus pyrrhogaster

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