Set of postage stamps "Fishes" (Burundi) Part.3

  Scarus guacamaia is the largest parrotfish in the Atlantic, reaching a maximum size in excess of 100 cm. It is relatively widespread in the western Atlantic from Bermuda through south Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean to Venezuela.

  Priacanthus arenatus; habitat: benthic on coral reefs and rocky bottoms, generally occurring at depths of 15-75 m (exceptionally to 200 m) in small aggregations.

  John Dory, St Pierre or Peter's Fish, refers to fish of the genus Zeus, especially Zeus faber, of widespread distribution. It is an edible benthic coastal marine fish with a laterally compressed olive-yellow body which has a large dark spot, and long spines on the dorsal fin.

  The gray angelfish or gray angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) is a large angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae, found in the western Atlantic from New England to the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and also the Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean, including the Antilles.

  The ocean surgeon or ocean surgeonfish (Acanthurus bahianus) is a tropical fish known to live in reefs in the Atlantic Ocean.

  The scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis, (Lactophrys quadricornis) belongs to the Ostraciidae family and is closely related to boxfish and trunkfish.

  The queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) is an angelfish commonly found near reefs in the warmer sections of the western Atlantic Ocean. Other common names include blue angelfish, golden angelfish, queen angel, and yellow angelfish.

  Balistes vetula, the queen triggerfish or old wife, is a reef dwelling triggerfish found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is occasionally caught as a gamefish, and sometimes kept in marine aquaria.

• Series: Fishes
• Country: Republic of Burundi
• Year: 1974
• Emission: Commemorative, Air mail
• Perforation: line 13½
• Printing: Photogravure
• Size: 70 x 70 mm
• Face value: 6, 26, 11, 31 Burundi francs 
• Number of catalogue Michel: BI 1050-1057, BI 1101-1108

Set of postage stamps "Fishes" (Burundi) Part.2

  Tilapia melanopleura, the Redbelly tilapia, Tilapia zillii, is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found widely in numerous African and Eurasian countries, both as aquarium fish and food fish.

  The leopard bush fish (Ctenopoma acutirostre), also known as leopard bushfish, spotted ctenopoma, leopard ctenopoma, spotted climbing perch, spotted leaf fish, African leaf fish, spotted cichlid or spotted bushfish, is a freshwater fish.

  Aphyosemion bivittatum (twostripe lyretail, two-banded killi, red lyretail) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the Nothobranchiidae family. It is found in rivers in southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon.

  Synodontis angelicus is a species of upside-down catfish commonly named polka-dot African catfish or angel squeaker. This species is native to the Congo Basin of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.

  Monodactylus argentus, a perciform fish in the Monodactylidae family, is usually found in the Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to the Yaeyama Islands, south to New Caledonia and Australia.

  The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), is a marine fish species, the sole extant representative of the family Zanclidae (from the Greek ζαγκίος, zagkios, "oblique") in order Perciformes.

  The royal angelfish or regal angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus, is a species of marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae, and the monotypic genus Pygoplites. It is found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceans.

  Cephalopholis argus, also known as: roi, bluespotted grouper, argus grouper, peacock hind, peacock grouper or peacock rockcod is a fish from the Indo-Pacific which is variously a commercial gamefish, an invasive species and occasionally an aquarium resident.

• Series: Fishes
• Country: Republic of Burundi
• Year: 1974
• Emission: Commemorative, Air mail
• Perforation: line 13½
• Printing: Photogravure
• Size: 70 x 70 mm
• Face value: 3, 17, 5, 24 Burundi francs 
• Number of catalogue Michel: BI 1042-1049, BI 1093-1100

Set of postage stamps "Fishes" (Burundi) Part.1

  The Egyptian mouthbrooder (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor) is a species of cichlid. This small mouthbrooder reaches about 8 cm (3.1 in) in length, and is found in rivers, lakes, and other freshwater habitats in Eastern Africa from Egypt and as far south as Tanzania.
  The freshwater butterflyfish or African butterflyfish, Pantodon buchholzi, is the only species in the family Pantodontidae within the order Osteoglossiformes.
  Tropheus duboisi, the white spotted cichlid, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It can reach a length of 12 cm (4.7 in).
  The six-banded distichodus or sixbar distichodus (Distichodus sexfasciatus) is a species of fish in the Distichodontidae family.

  Polycentropsis abbreviata, the African leaffish, is a species of Asian leaffish native to fresh waters of western Africa.
  Pelvicachromis pulcher (Pelmatochromius kribensis) is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family, endemic to Nigeria and Cameroon.
  The African jewelfish (Hemichromis bimaculatus), also known as jewel cichlid or jewelfish, is from the family cichlidae.
  Nannaethiops tritaeniatus is a genus of distichodontid fishes found in Africa.

• Series: Fishes
• Country: Republic of Burundi
• Year: 1974
• Emission: Commemorative, Air mail
• Perforation: line 13½
• Printing: Photogravure
• Size: 70 x 70 mm
• Face value: 1, 10, 2, 14 Burundi francs 
• Number of catalogue Michel: BI 1034-1041, BI 1085-1092

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

Set in block "Birds" (Republic of Burundi) Part.3

1. The great grey shrike, northern grey shrike, or northern shrike (Lanius excubitor) is a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae).
2. The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the European starling, or in the British Isles just the starling, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae.
3. The western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws.
4. The sand martin (Riparia riparia) or European sand martin, bank swallow in the Americas, and collared sand martin in South Asia, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family.

• Country: Republic of Burundi
• Year: 1971
• Subject: Animals
• Estimated cost: 8 F (at the rate of exchange 1971)
• Number of catalogue Michel: BI 690-701

Set in block "Birds" (Republic of Burundi) Part.2

1. The woodchat shrike (Lanius senator) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. The woodchat breeds in southern Europe, the Middle East and northwest Africa, and winters in tropical Africa.
2. The common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis), formerly rufous-tailed rock thrush or rock thrush, is a chat belonging to the family Muscicapidae.
3. The black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a small passerine bird in the redstart genus Phoenicurus. 
4. The ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a European member of the thrush family, Turdidae. It is the mountain equivalent of the closely related common blackbird, and breeds in gullies, rocky areas or scree slopes.

• Country: Republic of Burundi
• Year: 1971
• Subject: Animals
• Estimated cost: 30 F (at the rate of exchange 1971)
• Number of catalogue Michel: BI 690-701

Set in block "Birds" (Republic of Burundi) Part.1

1. The hoopoe (Upupa epops, "hudhud") is a colourful bird found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive "crown" of feathers.
2. The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.
3. The great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) is a Eurasian passerine in the genus Acrocephalus.
4. The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa.

• Country: Republic of Burundi
• Year: 1971
• Subject: Animals
• Estimated cost: 30 F (at the rate of exchange 1971)
• Number of catalogue Michel: BI 690-701