Set in block "Birds" (Republic of Burundi) Part.4

1. The common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), or often simply redstart, is a small passerine bird in the redstart genus Phoenicurus.
2. The dunnock (Prunella modularis) is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia.
3. The grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) is a small member of the wagtail family, Motacillidae.
4. The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) is a small passerine bird which breeds in much of the northern half of Europe and also northwestern Asia, from southeastern Greenland and Iceland east to just east of the Ural Mountains in Russia, and south to central France and Romania.
5. The Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) is a very small bird, and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae found in Eurasia and Africa (Maghreb). In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the wren.
6. The common firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) also known as the firecrest, is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family.
7. The Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) is a small passerine bird species. This lark breeds across most of Europe and Asia and in the mountains of north Africa.
8. The crested lark (Galerida cristata) is a species of lark distinguished from the other 81 species of lark by the crest of feathers that rise up in territorial or courtship displays and when singing. Common to mainland Europe, the birds can also be found in northern Africa and in parts of western Asia and China. It is a non-migratory bird, but can occasionally be found as a vagrant in Great Britain.

Postage stamps were printed in Republic of Burundi in 1971.

• Country: Republic of Burundi
• Year: 1971
• Subject: Animals
• Estimated cost: 20, 10F (at the rate of exchange 1971)
• Number of catalogue Michel: BI 690-701