List of birds on stamps of Belgian Congo
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| Year | Date | Type | Species | Author Species | Value | Stamps Catalogues | Taxonomy | ||||
| Scott | Yvert | Mitchell | Sta. & Gib. | Order | Family | ||||||
| 1939 | (06.06) | NOR | Leptoptilos crumeniferus Gyps africanus | (Lesson, 1831) Salvadori, 1865 |
1Fr | B27 | 209 | 185 | 226 | 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... 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 :... |
|Ciconiidae 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... |
| 1959 | (15.10) | NOR | Bubulcus ibis | Linnaeus, 1758 | 20c | 307 | 351 | 324 | 340 | 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 |