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Bird stamps of Korea, South
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1949 Definitives Oriental Magpie Pica serica 1949 Definitives Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1951 Definitives Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1960 Korean telegraph service
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1960 Korean telegraph service Sheet, imp White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis 1961 Definitives Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1966 Korean birds
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1966 Korean birds Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 1966 Korean birds Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1966 Korean birds
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1966 Korean birds Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 1966 Korean birds
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1973 Definitives Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1974 Definitives Booklet White-naped Crane Antigone vipio 1976 Birds Great Bustard Otis tarda 1976 Birds Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha 1976 Birds White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis 1976 Birds
Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina 1976 Birds Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 1976 Birds Black Stork Ciconia nigra 1976 Birds Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor 1976 Birds Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 1976 Birds Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 1976 Birds
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1976 Year of the snake 2v set Oriental Magpie Pica serica 1977 Definitives Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1979 Nature conservation Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1979 New colour Oriental Magpie Pica serica 1980 Paintings 2v set Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 1981 World environment day
Oriental Magpie Pica serica 1982 Year of the pig 2v set Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1983 Insurance Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1983 Year of the rat 2v set Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 1983 Year of the rat 2x1v sheet Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis 1986 Birds Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata 1986 Birds
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1986 Birds Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 1986 Birds Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica 1986 Birds Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis 1987 Birds clr Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata 1987 Birds clr Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1987 Birds clr
Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 1987 Birds clr Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica 1987 Birds clr Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus 1987 Antarctic treaty Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua 1988 Antarctic base White-naped Crane Antigone vipio 1988 WWF Strip White-naped Crane Antigone vipio 1988 WWF Strip
White-naped Crane Antigone vipio 1988 WWF Strip White-naped Crane Antigone vipio 1988 WWF Strip Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 1991 Year of the monkey 2v set Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 1991 Year of the monkey 2x100w sheet Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 1993 Definitives Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia 1994 Definitives
Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1994 Definitives Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1995 Definitives Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 1996 Definitives Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 1997 Definitives Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1997 Definitives Watercock Gallicrex cinerea 1998 Definitives
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis 1998 Definitives Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 1999 Centenary of Masan port Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1999 Protection of endangered species Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis 1999 Protection of endangered species Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus 1999 Protection of endangered species
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 1999 Protection of endangered species Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 2000 Definitives Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2002 Definitives Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia 2002 Definitives Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria 2002 Definitives Common Gull Larus canus 2003 Lighthouse
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas 2004 Nature of Dokdo 4v strip Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 2004 Nature of Dokdo 4v strip Tawny Owl Strix aluco 2005 Definitives Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus 2006 Nature of Baengnyeongdo 4v sheet Japanese Tit Parus minor 2006 Definitives
Northern Boobook Ninox japonica 2006 Definitives 4v set Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 2006 Definitives 4v set South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki 2008 Antarctic station Sheet with 5 each Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua 2008 Antarctic station Sheet with 5 each
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus 2008 Antarctic station Sheet with 5 each King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus 2008 Antarctic station Sheet with 5 each Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae 2011 Preserve the polar regions and glaciers 2v set Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha 2014 Definitives
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus 2015 Korea-Bolivia diplomatic relations Palkachupa Cotinga Phibalura boliviana 2015 Korea-Bolivia diplomatic relations Japanese Tit Parus minor 2016 Nature in the DMZ of Korea Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor 2016 Nature in the DMZ of Korea
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha 2017 National park service 2v set Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2017 Nature in the DMZ of Korea 2v set Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 2019 Falconry
Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 2019 Falconry Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2019 Falconry Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 2019 Falconry Sheet
Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 2019 Falconry Sheet Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2019 Falconry Sheet Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus 2021 Folding screen with birds, flowers and animals 10v sheet Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 2021 Folding screen with birds, flowers and animals 10v sheet
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 2021 Folding screen with birds, flowers and animals 10v sheet Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata 2021 Definitives 3v set Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon 2022 Endangered species returned to nature 2v set Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi 2023 Protected marine species
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis 2023 Protected marine species Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2023 Protected marine species Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor 2023 Protected marine species
Korea, South map

Location: Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula
Population: 49.2 million
Climate: temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
Terrain: mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south

Birds: 492 species

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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
Oriental Magpie Pica serica
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
White-naped Crane Antigone vipio
Great Bustard Otis tarda
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha
Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis
Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
Common Gull Larus canus
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus
Japanese Tit Parus minor
Northern Boobook Ninox japonica
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus
Palkachupa Cotinga Phibalura boliviana
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi

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