List of birds on stamps of Sao Tome e Principe

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 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
Treron sanctithomae (Gmelin, 1789) 25d 0 0 0 0 0 Columbiformes 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
Prinia molleri Bocage, 1887 12d 0 0 0 0 0 Passeriformes Cisticolidae
Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792) 14d 0 0 0 0 0 Cuculiformes Cuculidae
Halcyon malimbica (Shaw, 1811) 15.50d 0 0 0 0 0 Coraciiformes 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 Columbidae
Streptopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) 25d 0 0 0 0 0 Columbiformes Columbidae
Zoonavena thomensis (Hartert, 1900) 30d 0 0 0 0 0 Apodiformes 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
1987 (15.10) Psittacula krameri (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 Trochilidae
Lophornis adorabilis Chalcostigma herrani Salvin, 1870
(Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)		 20d 0 0 0 0 0 Apodiformes Trochilidae
Colibri delphinae (Lesson, 1839) 20d 0 0 0 0 0 Apodiformes Trochilidae
Oreotrochilus chimborazo (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 50d 0 0 0 0 0 Apodiformes 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 Caprimulgiformes Charadriiformes Coraciiformes 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 Falconidae
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 (Linnaeus, 1758) 500d 0 0 0 0 0 Strigiformes Strigidae
Ramphastos toco Statius Müller, 1776 500d 0 0 0 0 0 Piciformes 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 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 Rallidae
Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847 250d x 4 0 0 0 0 0 Galliformes Phasianidae
1992 (06.06) Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) 150d 0 0 0 0 0 Falconiformes Accipitridae
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 Phasianidae
Ramphastos vitellinus Lichtenstein, 1823 500d 0 0 0 0 0 Piciformes Ramphastidae
Platycercus eximius (Shaw, 1792) 1000d 0 0 0 0 0 Psittaciformes Psittacidae
Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) 1000d 0 0 0 0 0 Piciformes Picidae
1992 (15.09) Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw,1792) 10d;40d;50d;100d 0 0 0 0 0 Cuculiformes

Cuculidae
1993 (15.06) Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 500d 0 0 0 0 0 Ciconiiformes 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 Columbidae
Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) 500d 0 0 0 0 0 Passeriformes Passeridae
Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) 500d 0 0 0 0 0 Ciconiiformes Accipitridae