Cuba postage stamps year 1961 Fauna – Birds

Cuba postage stamps year 1961 Fauna – Birds MNH set

Cuba issued a Fauna – Birds themed stamp set in 1961, featuring several bird species on a single commemorative group of small‑value stamps. These are part of Cuba’s post‑revolution wildlife series and are of interest to both Cuba specialists and bird thematic collectors.

🇨🇺 Cuba 1961 Fauna – Birds Stamp Issue

Issue date: 1 December 1961 (Christmas / end‑of‑year issue)
Theme: Birds of Cuba / Fauna – Birds
Format: Set of multiple small denominations, typically with all values printed at 2c but depicting different bird species — common practice for Christmas issues in Cuba in that era.

🐦 Birds Depicted on the 1961 Set

According to bird‑on‑stamps listings, the set includes these species (all highly relevant to Cuba’s natural heritage):

• Cuban Macaw (Ara tricolor) † – extinct Caribbean parrot once native to Cuba.
• Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) – the world’s smallest bird.
• Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus) – Cuba’s national bird (locally called tocororo).
• Ivory‑billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) – a critically endangered/possibly extinct species with historic range including Cuba.
• Cuban Grassquit (Tiaris canorus) – a small endemic finch‑like bird.

📬 These were issued together in a Christmas wildlife issue — a common Cuban practice where small values with seasonal or nature themes appear annually.