Bird stamps of Portugal
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster  1972 University reforms 3v set Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki  1976 Portucale 77 4v set Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus  1976 Portucale 77 4v set Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  1976 Water conservation 4v set
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba  1980 Protection of species 4v set Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  1980 Protection of species 4v set Western Barn Owl Tyto alba  1980 Protection of species 4v sheet Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  1980 Protection of species 4v sheet
Dunlin Calidris alpina  1982 Philexfrance 82 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina  1982 Philexfrance 82 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  1982 Philexfrance 82 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus  1982 Philexfrance 82 Common Murre Uria aalge  1985 National parks and reserves 4v set
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla  1985 National parks and reserves 4v set Northern Pintail Anas acuta  1985 National parks and reserves 4v set Little Egret Egretta garzetta  1985 National parks and reserves 4v set Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio  1985 National parks and reserves 4v set
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri  1989 Anniversaries and India 89 2v set Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  1991 European tourism year 2v set Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus  1992 UN conference on environment and development Strip Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  1992 UN conference on environment and development Strip
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti  1993 Upaep Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo  1993 Upaep Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  1993 Upaep Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus  1993 Upaep Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  1994 Falconry
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  1994 Falconry Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  1994 Falconry Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  1994 Falconry Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  1994 Falconry
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  1994 Falconry Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  1994 Falconry  MS Great Bustard Otis tarda  1995 European nature conservation year 3v set Osprey Pandion haliaetus  1995 European nature conservation year 3v set
Great Bustard Otis tarda  1995 European nature conservation year 3v sheet Osprey Pandion haliaetus  1995 European nature conservation year 3v sheet Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber  1997 Anniversaries of missionaries Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus  1997 Anniversaries of missionaries Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  2000 Birds of Portugal
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus  2000 Birds of Portugal Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  2000 Birds of Portugal Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  2000 Birds of Portugal Eurasian Teal Anas crecca  2000 Birds of Portugal Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  2000 Birds of Portugal Booklet, sa
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  2000 Birds of Portugal Booklet, sa Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus  2000 Birds of Portugal sa Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax  2001 Birds of Portugal Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio  2001 Birds of Portugal
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola  2001 Birds of Portugal Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus  2001 Birds of Portugal Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus  2001 Birds of Portugal Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax  2001 Birds of Portugal Booklet, sa Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola  2001 Birds of Portugal Booklet, sa
Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio  2001 Birds of Portugal sa African Penguin Spheniscus demersus  2001 Animals of Lisbon Zoo 6v set Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco  2001 Animals of Lisbon Zoo 6v set European Bee-eater Merops apiaster  2002 Birds of Portugal
Little Tern Sternula albifrons  2002 Birds of Portugal Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo  2002 Birds of Portugal Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata  2002 Birds of Portugal Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis  2002 Birds of Portugal Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius  2002 Birds of Portugal
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius  2002 Birds of Portugal Booklet, sa Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo  2002 Birds of Portugal Booklet, sa Little Tern Sternula albifrons  2002 Birds of Portugal sa Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius  2002 Birds of Portugal sa Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo  2002 Birds of Portugal sa
European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis  2003 Birds of Portugal Rock Dove Columba livia  2003 Birds of Portugal Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius  2003 Birds of Portugal Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae  2003 Birds of Portugal Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica  2003 Birds of Portugal
Rock Dove Columba livia  2003 Birds of Portugal Sheet-stamps, sa Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius  2003 Birds of Portugal Booklet, sa Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae  2003 Birds of Portugal Booklet, sa Rock Dove Columba livia  2003 Birds of Portugal Roll-stamps, sa
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius  2003 Birds of Portugal Roll-stamps, sa Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae  2003 Birds of Portugal Roll-stamps, sa Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus  2004 Lisbon Oceanarium 6v set Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2004 Lisbon Oceanarium 6v set
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus  2004 Lisbon Oceanarium  MS Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra  2004 Birds of Portugal Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica  2004 Birds of Portugal
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus  2004 Birds of Portugal Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae  2004 Birds of Portugal Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus  2004 Birds of Portugal Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra  2004 Birds of Portugal Booklet, sa
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica  2004 Birds of Portugal Booklet, sa Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus  2004 Birds of Portugal Booklet, sa Common Blackbird Turdus merula  2005 Nature protection 3v set
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola  2005 Nature protection  MS Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus  2005 Fishing village 4v set Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo  2007 Tapada de Mafra 5v set Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata  2007 Tapada de Mafra 5v set
Sanderling Calidris alba  2008 International polar year Razorbill Alca torda  2008 International polar year Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus  2008 International polar year Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea  2008 International polar year
Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris  2009 Darwin 6v set Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis  2009 Darwin  MS Osprey Pandion haliaetus  2009 Eagles, joint issue with Iran White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2009 Eagles, joint issue with Iran Minute Hermit Phaethornis idaliae  2010 International year of biodiversity 4v set
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  2013 Falconry Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis  2013 Falconry Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus  2013 Falconry Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  2013 Falconry African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus  2016 Army heraldry 6v set
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta  2018 Rio Tejo 4v set Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus  2019 Gulbenkian, joint issue with Armenia 2v set European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2019 Europa Bluethroat Luscinia svecica  2019 Europa Sheet
European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2019 Europa Sheet Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  2019 Harry Potter 4v set Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae  2021 Discovery of Antarctica 2v set Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae  2021 Discovery of Antarctica  MS
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri  2021 Discovery of Antarctica  MS Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus  2021 Hunting in Portugal Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa  2021 Hunting in Portugal Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  2021 Hunting in Portugal Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago  2021 Hunting in Portugal
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola  2021 Hunting in Portugal Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni  2021 Protected areas 5v set
Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio  2021 Protected areas 5v set Song Thrush Turdus philomelos  2022 Hunting in Portugal 4v set
Portugal map

Location: Southwestern Europe
Population: 10.6 million
Climate: maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
Terrain: mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south

Birds: 474 species

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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Common Murre Uria aalge
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Great Bustard Otis tarda
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
Rock Dove Columba livia
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
Sanderling Calidris alba
Razorbill Alca torda
Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Minute Hermit Phaethornis idaliae
Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos


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