List of birds on stamps of Sao Tome e Principe
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| Year | Date | Species | Species Author | Value | Stamps Catalogues | Taxonomy | |||||
| Afinsa* | Scott | Yvert | Mitchell | Sta. & Gib. | Order | Family | |||||
| 1978 | (15.12) | Psittacus erithacus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 5d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae |
| Psittacus erithacus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 8d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| 1979 | (21.12) | Euplectes aureus | (Gmelin, 1789) | 5oc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Ploceidae |
| Serinus rufobrunneus | (Gray, G. R., 1862) | 5oc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Fringillidae | ||
| Alcedo leucogaster | (Fraser, 1843) | 1d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Coraciiformes Coraciiformes The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills... |
|Alcedinidae | ||
| Dreptes thomensis | Bocage, 1889 | 7d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Nectarinidae | ||
| Ploceus grandis | (Gray, G. R., 1844) | 8d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Ploceidae | ||
| Speirops lugubris | (Hartlaub, 1848) | 100d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Zosteropidae White-eye White-eye can refer to:*White-eye , a large family of birds.*White-eye , a species of fish.*White-eye mutation, a mutation in Drosophila melanogaster linked to the X chromosome, found by reciprocal cross breeding experiments in 1906.*A lioness member of the Marsh Pride of lions that have featured... |
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| Treron sanctithomae | (Gmelin, 1789) | 25d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Columbiformes Columbiformes Columbiformes are an avian order that includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. 313 species, found worldwide, comprise the Columbiformes order.... |
|Columbidae | ||
| 1983 | (30.12) | Lonchura cucullata | (Swainson, 1837) | 50c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Estrildidae |
| Ploceus princeps | (Bonaparte, 1850) | 1d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Ploceidae | ||
| Ploceus sanctithomae | (Bonaparte, 1850)' | 1.50d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Ploceidae | ||
| Quelea erythrops | (Hartlaub, 1848) | 2d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Ploceidae | ||
| Ploceus velatus | Vieillot, 1819 | 3d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Ploceidae | ||
| Anabathmis hartlaubii | Hartlaub, 1857 | 4d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Nectarinidae | ||
| Serinus mozambicus | (Statius Müller, 1776) | 5.50d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Fringillidae | ||
| Estrilda astrild | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 7d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Estrildidae | ||
| Horizorhinus dohrni | (Hartlaub, 1866) | 10d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Muscicapidae | ||
| Zosterops ficedulinus | Hartlaub, 1866 | 11d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Zosteropidae White-eye White-eye can refer to:*White-eye , a large family of birds.*White-eye , a species of fish.*White-eye mutation, a mutation in Drosophila melanogaster linked to the X chromosome, found by reciprocal cross breeding experiments in 1906.*A lioness member of the Marsh Pride of lions that have featured... |
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| Prinia molleri | Bocage, 1887 | 12d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Cisticolidae Cisticolidae The Cisticolidae family of small passerine birds is a group of about 110 warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are often included within the Old World warbler family Sylviidae.... |
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| Chrysococcyx cupreus | (Shaw, 1792) | 14d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cuculiformes Cuculiformes The near passerine bird order Cuculiformes traditionally included three families as below:* Musophagidae - turacos and allies* Cuculidae - cuckoos, coucals, roadrunners and anis* Opisthocomidae - Hoatzin... |
|Cuculidae | ||
| Halcyon malimbica | (Shaw, 1811) | 15.50d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Coraciiformes Coraciiformes The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills... |
|Alcedinidae | ||
| Turdus olivaceofuscus | Hartlaub, 1852 | 16d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Turdidae | ||
| Oriolus crassirostris | Hartlaub, 1857 | 17d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Oriolidae | ||
| Dicrurus modestus | Hartlaub, 1849 | 17d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Dicruridae | ||
| Columba thomensis | Bocage, 1888 | 20d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Columbiformes Columbiformes Columbiformes are an avian order that includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. 313 species, found worldwide, comprise the Columbiformes order.... |
|Columbidae | ||
| Streptopelia senegalensis | (Linnaeus, 1766) | 25d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Columbiformes Columbiformes Columbiformes are an avian order that includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. 313 species, found worldwide, comprise the Columbiformes order.... |
|Columbidae | ||
| Zoonavena thomensis | (Hartert, 1900) | 30d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apodiformes Apodiformes Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts , the tree swifts , and the hummingbirds . In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes... |
|Apodidae | ||
| Onychognathus fulgidus | Hartlaub, 1849 | 42d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Sturnidae | ||
| Lamprotornis ornatus | (Daudin, 1800) | 46d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Sturnidae | ||
| Tyto alba | (Scopoli, 1769) | 100d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Strigiformes | |Tytonidae Tytonidae Barn-owls are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons... |
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| 1987 | (15.10) | Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet The Rose-ringed Parakeet , also known as the Ringnecked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical parakeet species that has an extremely large range. Since the trend of the population appears to be increasing, the species has been evaluated as Least Concern by IUCN in 2009.Rose-ringed parakeets are... |
(Scopoli, 1769) | 1d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae |
| Agapornis fischeri | Reichenow, 1887 | 2d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| Psittacus erithacus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 10d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| Agapornis personatus | Reichenow, 1887 | 20d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| 1989 | (15.10) | Topaza pella Sappho sparganura | (Linnaeus, 1758) (Shaw, 1812) |
20d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apodiformes Apodiformes Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts , the tree swifts , and the hummingbirds . In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes... |
|Trochilidae |
| Lophornis adorabilis Chalcostigma herrani | Salvin, 1870 (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) |
20d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apodiformes Apodiformes Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts , the tree swifts , and the hummingbirds . In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes... |
|Trochilidae | ||
| Colibri delphinae | (Lesson, 1839) | 20d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apodiformes Apodiformes Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts , the tree swifts , and the hummingbirds . In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes... |
|Trochilidae | ||
| Oreotrochilus chimborazo | (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) | 50d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apodiformes Apodiformes Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts , the tree swifts , and the hummingbirds . In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes... |
|Trochilidae | ||
| 1989 | (20.12) | Galbula ruficauda Aegotheles cristatus Larus philadelphia Baryphthengus ruficapillus |
Cuvier, 1816 (Shaw, 1790) (Ord, 1815) (Vieillot, 1818) |
20d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Piciformes Piciformes Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives... Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution . They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal... Charadriiformes Charadriiformes Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick... Coraciiformes Coraciiformes The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills... |
|Galbulidae Aegothelidae Laridae Momotidae |
| 1991 | (20.02) | Psittacus erithacus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 80d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae |
| Psittacus erithacus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 100d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| Psittacus erithacus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 250d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| Psittacus erithacus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 500d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| 1991 | (08.07) | Falco tinnunculus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 75d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Falconiformes Falconiformes The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :... |
|Falconidae Falconidae The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae. The family is divided into two subfamiles, Polyborinae, which includes the caracaras and forest falcons, and Falconinae, the falcons, kestrels and falconets.-Description:Falcons and... |
| Platycercus adscitus | (Latham, 1790) | 75d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| Cacatua moluccensis | (Gmelin, 1788) | 75d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Cacatuidae | ||
| Vini kuhlii | (Vigors, 1824) | 75d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| Ara macao | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 200d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl The Snowy Owl is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. The Snowy Owl was first classified in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish naturalist who developed binomial nomenclature to classify and organize plants and animals. The bird is also known in North America as the Arctic Owl, Great... |
(Linnaeus, 1758) | 500d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Strigiformes | |Strigidae | ||
| Ramphastos toco | Statius Müller, 1776 | 500d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Piciformes Piciformes Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives... |
|Ramphastidae | ||
| 1991 | (15.11) | Psittacus erithacus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 25d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae |
| Ardea alba Euplectes aureus | Linnaeus, 1758 (Gmelin, 1789) |
25d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... Passeriformes |
|Ardeidae Ploceidae | ||
| 1992 | (19.04) | Certhia brachydactyla | Brehm, 1820 | 1000d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Certhiidae |
| Onychognathus fulgidus | Hartlaub, 1849 | 2500d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Sturnidae | ||
| ? | 120d x 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |– | |||
| Gallinula chloropus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 150d x 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gruiformes Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like".... |
|Rallidae Rallidae The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules... |
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| Coturnix delegorguei | Delegorgue, 1847 | 250d x 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
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| 1992 | (06.06) | Haliaeetus albicilla | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 150d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Falconiformes Falconiformes The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :... |
|Accipitridae Accipitridae The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a... |
| 1992 | (15.09) | Cicinnurus regius Rupicola rupicola | (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1766) |
75d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Paradisaeidae Cotingidae |
| Pharomachrus mocinno | de la Llave, 1832 | 100d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trogoniformes | |Trogonidae | ||
| Paradisaea minor | Shaw, 1809 | 125d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Paradisaeidae | ||
| Pavo cristatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 200d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
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| Ramphastos vitellinus | Lichtenstein, 1823 | 500d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Piciformes Piciformes Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives... |
|Ramphastidae | ||
| Platycercus eximius | (Shaw, 1792) | 1000d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| Dendrocopos major | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1000d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Piciformes Piciformes Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives... |
|Picidae Picidae The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions... |
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| 1992 | (15.09) | Chrysococcyx cupreus | (Shaw,1792) | 10d;40d;50d;100d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cuculiformes Cuculiformes The near passerine bird order Cuculiformes traditionally included three families as below:* Musophagidae - turacos and allies* Cuculidae - cuckoos, coucals, roadrunners and anis* Opisthocomidae - Hoatzin... |
| Cuculidae |
| 1993 | (15.06) | Ardea alba | Linnaeus, 1758 | 500d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
|Ardeidae |
| Agapornis pullarius | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 500d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
| Treron sanctithomae | (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | 500d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Columbiformes Columbiformes Columbiformes are an avian order that includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. 313 species, found worldwide, comprise the Columbiformes order.... |
|Columbidae | ||
| Uraeginthus angolensis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 500d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Passeridae | ||
| Milvus migrans | (Boddaert, 1783) | 500d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
|Accipitridae Accipitridae The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a... |
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- Note Afinsa* is the official Portuguese Stamp Catalogue