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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1994.01   03.06.1993   Birds of Etosha - Storks      
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    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   
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    80c     0     Ward's Diamond Bird     Diamantornis wardi     

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

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

1997.02   06.05.1997   Greetings stamp      
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    1.20$     11     Helmeted Guineafowl     Numida meleagris     

1997.03   15.05.1997   WWF      
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    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
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    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   
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    1$     11     Helmeted Guineafowl     Numida meleagris     

1997.06   03.11.1997   Christmas      
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    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      
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    5$     11     Helmeted Guineafowl     Numida meleagris     MS

1997.08   03.11.1997   Flora and fauna   18v set   
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    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
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    stand.     108     Rosy-faced Lovebird     Agapornis roseicollis     

1997.10   03.11.1997   Flora and fauna   sa   1997.08
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    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
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    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   
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    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   
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    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      
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    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      
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    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
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    11$     79     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     MS

1999.04   31.12.1999   Sunset over Namibia      
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    2.20$          Not identified     Not identified     

2000.01   18.02.2000   Ducks of Namibia      
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    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   
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    2$     186     Dune Lark     Calendulauda erythrochlamys     

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

2002.01   15.05.2002   Birds of Namibia      
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    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   
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    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   
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    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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    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      
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    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      
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    10$     228     Amethyst Sunbird     Chalcomitra amethystina     MS

2005.03   07.06.2005   Surcharge on 1997.08      
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    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      
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    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      
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    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   
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    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   
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    stand.     78     Bateleur     Terathopius ecaudatus     

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

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

2008.01   28.02.2008   Weaver birds of Namibia      
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    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
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    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      
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    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   
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    postc.     78     Augur Buzzard     Buteo augur     
    postc.     145     Bokmakierie     Telophorus zeylonus     

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

2010.02   16.04.2010   Bustards   Sheet   
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    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
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    stand.     78     Bateleur     Terathopius ecaudatus     

2011.01   16.05.2011   Endangered marine fauna   8v sheet   
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    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      
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    postc.     78     Verreaux's Eagle     Aquila verreauxii     

2011.03   18.07.2011   Grebes of Namibia      
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    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      
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    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      
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    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   
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    3.30$     35     Lesser Flamingo     Phoeniconaias minor     

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

2014.03   01.10.2014   Kingfishers      
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    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   
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    postc.     35     Lesser Flamingo     Phoeniconaias minor     

2015.02   15.05.2015   Bee-eaters      
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    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      
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    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      
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    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      
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    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      
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    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      
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    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   
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    ZoneA     78     Lappet-faced Vulture     Torgos tracheliotos     

2018.01   18.05.2018   Francolins      
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    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   
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    ZoneB     230     Sociable Weaver     Philetairus socius     

2019.01   25.04.2019   Cuckoos      
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    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      
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    *     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      
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    *     144     Chinspot Batis     Batis molitor     
    *     144     Pririt Batis     Batis pririt     

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

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

2022.01   12.04.2022   Sparrowhawks and goshawks      
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    *     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      
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    *     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      
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    *     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   
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    *     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      
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    *     165     Red-backed Shrike     Lanius collurio     
    *     49     Bar-tailed Godwit     Limosa lapponica     
    *     78     Steppe Eagle     Aquila nipalensis     
    *     20     Common Swift     Apus apus