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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1913.01   Definitives      
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
½d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Green
½d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Orange
1d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Red
1d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Violet
1d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Green
1½d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Brown
1½d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Green
1½d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Red
2d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Orange
2d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Red
2d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Brown
3d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Blue
4d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Orange
4d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Violet
4d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Blue
4d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Olive
4½d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Violet
5d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Brown
1s4d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     Blue

1914.01   26.08.1914   Definitives      
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
6d     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

1928.01   29.10.1928   Definitives      1914.01
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
3d     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

1929.01   28.09.1929   Definitives      
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
1½d     14     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     

1930.01   Surcharge      1913.01
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
2d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     
5d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     

1932.01   15.02.1932   Definitives   p 11   
Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
1s     122     Superb Lyrebird    Menura novaehollandiae     Green
1s     122     Superb Lyrebird    Menura novaehollandiae     = 1s, yellow-green

1932.02   Overprint O.S. on 1932.01      
Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
1s     122     Superb Lyrebird    Menura novaehollandiae     Green

1932.03   01.06.1932   Definitives   Bird facing right   
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
6d     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

1937.01   02.08.1937   Definitives   With wmk, p 13½x14   
6d     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     
1s     122     Superb Lyrebird    Menura novaehollandiae     1932.01, smaller

1941.01   29.03.1941   Definitives   With wmk, p 15x14   1937.01
Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
1s     122     Superb Lyrebird    Menura novaehollandiae     

1942.01   12.02.1942   Definitives      
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
5½d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     

1942.02   Definitives      
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti
3½d     126     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     

1942.03   Definitives   With wmk, p 15x14   1937.01
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
6d     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

1954.01   02.08.1954   Western Australian postage stamp centenary      
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
3½d     14     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     

1956.01   18.08.1956   Definitives   No wmk, p 15x14   1937.01
6d     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

1956.02   13.12.1956   Definitives   No wmk, p 15x14   1937.01
1s     122     Superb Lyrebird    Menura novaehollandiae     

1964.01   11.03.1964   Birds      
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Galah Eolophus roseicapilla Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
9d     146     Australian Magpie    Gymnorhina tibicen     
1s6d     72     Galah    Eolophus roseicapilla     
2s5d     126     Superb Fairywren    Malurus cyaneus     White paper

1964.02   19.08.1964   Birds      
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
6d     130     Yellow-rumped Thornbill    Acanthiza chrysorrhoa     

1965.01   21.04.1965   Birds      
Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
2s     153     Australian Golden Whistler    Pachycephala pectoralis     
2s/6d     164     Scarlet Robin    Petroica boodang     
3s     25     Straw-necked Ibis    Threskiornis spinicollis     

1965.02   07.07.1965   Birds      1964.01
2s5d     126     Superb Fairywren    Malurus cyaneus     Yellow paper

1966.01   14.02.1966   Definitives      1964.01-2, 1965.01
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Galah Eolophus roseicapilla Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
5c     130     Yellow-rumped Thornbill    Acanthiza chrysorrhoa     
6c     127     Blue-faced Honeyeater    Entomyzon cyanotis     New
13c     57     Red-necked Avocet    Recurvirostra novaehollandiae     New
15c     72     Galah    Eolophus roseicapilla     
20c     153     Australian Golden Whistler    Pachycephala pectoralis     
24c     92     Azure Kingfisher    Ceyx azureus     New
25c     164     Scarlet Robin    Petroica boodang     
30c     25     Straw-necked Ibis    Threskiornis spinicollis     

1976.01   09.06.1976   Explorers   6v set   
Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
18c     72     Galah    Eolophus roseicapilla     

1978.01   03.07.1978   Australian birds      
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea
20c     21     Australasian Grebe    Tachybaptus novaehollandiae     
55c     61     Comb-crested Jacana    Irediparra gallinacea     

1978.02   17.07.1978   Australian birds      
Hooded Dotterel Thinornis rubricollis Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
5c     58     Hooded Dotterel    Thinornis rubricollis     
25c     58     Masked Lapwing    Vanellus miles     
30c     54     Pied Oystercatcher    Haematopus longirostris     

1978.03   25.09.1978   Stamp week, stamp on stamp      1928.01
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
20c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

1978.04   25.09.1978   Stamp week, stamp on stamp   Sheet with 4x20c   1978.03
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
20c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

1979.01   17.09.1979   Australian birds      
Chestnut-eared Finch Taeniopygia castanotis Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis Lovely Fairywren Malurus amabilis Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
1c     215     Chestnut-eared Finch    Taeniopygia castanotis     
2c     215     Crimson Finch    Neochmia phaeton     
15c     92     Forest Kingfisher    Todiramphus macleayii     
20c     164     Eastern Yellow Robin    Eopsaltria australis     
40c     126     Lovely Fairywren    Malurus amabilis     
50c     164     Flame Robin    Petroica phoenicea     

1980.01   31.03.1980   Australian birds      
Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher Tanysiptera sylvia Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
22c     92     Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher    Tanysiptera sylvia     
28c     95     Rainbow Bee-eater    Merops ornatus     
60c     73     Australian King Parrot    Alisterus scapularis     

1980.02   01.07.1980   Australian birds      
Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
10c     73     Golden-shouldered Parrot    Psephotus chrysopterygius     p 12¾
35c     124     Regent Bowerbird    Sericulus chrysocephalus     
45c     148     Masked Woodswallow    Artamus personatus     p 12¾
80c     109     Rainbow Pitta    Pitta iris     
1$     146     Australian Magpie    Gymnorhina tibicen     

1980.03   17.11.1980   Australian birds      
Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis
18c     124     Spotted Catbird    Ailuroedus melanotis     

1983.01   Australian birds      1980.02
Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
10c     73     Golden-shouldered Parrot    Psephotus chrysopterygius     p 14½x14
45c     148     Masked Woodswallow    Artamus personatus     p 14x14½

1984.01   22.02.1984   Airmail flights      
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
45c     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     
45c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     
and     6     Southern Brown Kiwi    Apteryx australis     

1984.02   22.08.1984   Ausipex 84   7v sheet   W Australia 1854.01
30c     14     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     

1984.03   19.11.1984   Victoria   2v set   
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops
30c     127     Yellow-tufted Honeyeater    Lichenostomus melanops     

1985.01   13.03.1985   Definitives   Booklet   
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
1c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
33c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     = 1c, clr
33c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     = 1c, clrb

1986.01   13.08.1986   Australian wildlife   5v set   
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
36c     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     
36c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

1987.01   01.07.1987   Australian wildlife   5v set   
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
37c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
37c     73     Crimson Rosella    Platycercus elegans     

1987.02   06.08.1987   Australian settlement   5v strip   
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
37c     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
and     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

1988.01   26.01.1988   Arrival of first fleet in 1788   5v strip   
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Eastern Great Egret Ardea modesta
37c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
37c     26     Eastern Great Egret    Ardea modesta     

1990.01   01.05.1990   Penny Black   6v set   W Australia 1854.01
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
41c     14     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     

1990.02   31.10.1990   Christmas   3v set   
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
38c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

1990.03   31.10.1990   Christmas   Booklet   1990.02
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
38c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     ct
38c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     cb

1991.01   14.02.1991   Birds      
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Black Swan Cygnus atratus Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
43c     24     Black-necked Stork    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     
43c     14     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     
85c     14     Cape Barren Goose    Cereopsis novaehollandiae     
1$     14     Chestnut Teal    Anas castanea     

1991.02   25.07.1991   Pets   4v set   
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
1$     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     

1993.01   04.03.1993   World heritage sites (Kakadu)   4v set   
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
2$     24     Black-necked Stork    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     

1993.02   01.07.1993   Aboriginal art   4v set   
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
45c     72     Red-tailed Black Cockatoo    Calyptorhynchus banksii     

1993.03   12.08.1993   Australian wildlife   AUSTRALIA in orange   
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri
70c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     
1.20$     72     Major Mitchell's Cockatoo    Lophochroa leadbeateri     

1994.01   10.03.1994   Australian wildlife      
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
85c     30     Australian Pelican    Pelecanus conspicillatus     
1.35$     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     

1994.02   28.09.1994   Zoos   5v set   
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
45c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     p 14×14½

1994.03   28.09.1994   Zoos   5v sheet   1994.02
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
45c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     p 14½

1994.04   28.09.1994   Zoos   Booklet, sa   1994.02
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
45c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     p 11½

1994.05   30.09.1994   Sydney Stamp and Coin Show   5v sheet   1994.03
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
45c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

1994.06   21.10.1994   Brisbane Stamp Show   5v sheet   1994.03
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
45c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

1994.07   27.10.1994   Stampshow '94 Melbourne   5v sheet   1994.03
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
45c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

1994.08   05.11.1994   Stamp Show 94 Fremantle   5v sheet   1994.03
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
45c     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

1996.01   Australian wildlife   AUSTRALIA in orange-brown   1993.03
70c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

1996.02   14.03.1996   World heritage sites      
1$     46     Lord Howe Woodhen    Gallirallus sylvestris     

1996.03   09.05.1996   Nature of Australia   4v set   
Powerful Boobook Ninox strenua
10c     78     Powerful Boobook    Ninox strenua     

1996.04   04.07.1996   Children's book counsil   4v set   
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
45c     11     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     

1996.05   22.07.1996   Olympics      
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
45c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     

1996.06   01.10.1996   Pets   6v set   
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
45c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     

1996.07   01.10.1996   Pets   6v sheet   1996.06
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
45c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     

1996.08   12.10.1996   St Peters Stamp Fair   6v sheet   1996.07
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
45c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     

1996.09   17.10.1996   Melbourne 96   6v sheet   1996.07
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
45c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     

1996.10   Asian International Philatelic Exhibition   6v sheet   1996.07
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
45c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     

1997.01   10.04.1997   Kakadu wetlands      
Eastern Great Egret Ardea modesta
10$     26     Eastern Great Egret    Ardea modesta     

1997.02   10.04.1997   Kakadu wetlands      1997.01
Eastern Great Egret Ardea modesta
10$     26     Eastern Great Egret    Ardea modesta     MS

1997.03   29.05.1997   Pacific 97      1997.02
Eastern Great Egret Ardea modesta
10$     26     Eastern Great Egret    Ardea modesta     MS

1997.04   02.06.1997   Kakadu birds   Sheet, p 14×14½   
Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusilla Brolga Grus rubicunda Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
45c     61     Comb-crested Jacana    Irediparra gallinacea     
45c     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusilla     
45c     48     Brolga    Grus rubicunda     
45c     24     Black-necked Stork    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     

1997.05   02.06.1997   Kakadu birds   Sheet, sa, p 11½, SNP   1997.04
Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusilla Brolga Grus rubicunda Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
45c     61     Comb-crested Jacana    Irediparra gallinacea     
45c     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusilla     
45c     48     Brolga    Grus rubicunda     
45c     24     Black-necked Stork    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     

1997.06   02.06.1997   Kakadu birds   $4.50 booklet, sa, p 11½, SNP   1997.05
Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusilla Brolga Grus rubicunda Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
45c     61     Comb-crested Jacana    Irediparra gallinacea     
45c     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusilla     
45c     48     Brolga    Grus rubicunda     
45c     24     Black-necked Stork    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     

1997.07   02.06.1997   Kakadu birds   Strip, sa, p 11½, SNP   1997.05
Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusilla Brolga Grus rubicunda Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
45c     61     Comb-crested Jacana    Irediparra gallinacea     
45c     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusilla     
45c     48     Brolga    Grus rubicunda     
45c     24     Black-necked Stork    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     

1997.08   01.10.1997   Creatures of the night   2v strip   
Barking Boobook Ninox connivens
45c     78     Barking Boobook    Ninox connivens     p 14½x14

1997.09   01.10.1997   Creatures of the night   6v sheet   1997.08
Barking Boobook Ninox connivens
45c     78     Barking Boobook    Ninox connivens     p 14½

1997.10   01.10.1997   Creatures of the night   2v strip, sa   1997.08
Barking Boobook Ninox connivens
45c     78     Barking Boobook    Ninox connivens     p 11½

1997.11   01.10.1997   Creatures of the night   Booklet, sa   1997.08
Barking Boobook Ninox connivens
45c     78     Barking Boobook    Ninox connivens     p 11½

1997.12   13.11.1997   Kakadu birds   Strip, sa, p 12½×13, Pemara   1997.04
Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusilla Brolga Grus rubicunda Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
45c     61     Comb-crested Jacana    Irediparra gallinacea     
45c     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusilla     
45c     48     Brolga    Grus rubicunda     
45c     24     Black-necked Stork    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     

1997.13   17.11.1997   Shanghai 97   Sheet, p 14×14½   1997.04
Brolga Grus rubicunda Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
45c     48     Brolga    Grus rubicunda     
45c     24     Black-necked Stork    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     

1998.01   25.06.1998   WWF   2 strips   
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
5c     73     Orange-bellied Parrot    Neophema chrysogaster     
5c     127     Yellow-tufted Honeyeater    Lichenostomus melanops     
45c     215     Gouldian Finch    Erythrura gouldiae     
45c     72     Red-tailed Black Cockatoo    Calyptorhynchus banksii     

1998.02   01.09.1998   Kakadu birds   $9 booklet, sa, p 11½, SNP   1997.05
Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusilla Brolga Grus rubicunda Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
45c     61     Comb-crested Jacana    Irediparra gallinacea     
45c     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusilla     
45c     48     Brolga    Grus rubicunda     
45c     24     Black-necked Stork    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     

1998.03   23.10.1998   Italia 98      1997.02
Eastern Great Egret Ardea modesta
10$     26     Eastern Great Egret    Ardea modesta     MS

1998.04   Australian wildlife   AUSTRALIA in orange-brown   1993.03
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri
1.20$     72     Major Mitchell's Cockatoo    Lophochroa leadbeateri     

1999.01   08.07.1999   Nature of Australia - Coastal   5v set   
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
90c     37     Brahminy Kite    Haliastur indus     
90c     37     Brahminy Kite    Haliastur indus     
1.20$     37     White-bellied Sea Eagle    Haliaeetus leucogaster     

1999.02   01.10.1999   Small pond   6v set   
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
45c     92     Sacred Kingfisher    Todiramphus sanctus     p 14½×14

1999.03   01.10.1999   Small pond   6v sheet   1999.02
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
45c     92     Sacred Kingfisher    Todiramphus sanctus     p 14½

1999.04   01.10.1999   Small pond   2v strip, sa   1999.02
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
45c     92     Sacred Kingfisher    Todiramphus sanctus     p 11½

2000.01   23.03.2000   Gardens   5v strip, p 14½×14   
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
45c     127     Eastern Spinebill    Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris     
45c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
45c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     

2000.02   23.03.2000   Gardens   5v strip, sa, p 11¾   2000.01
45c     127     Eastern Spinebill    Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris     
45c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
45c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     

2000.03   23.03.2000   Gardens   5v booklet, sa, p 11½x11   2000.01
45c     127     Eastern Spinebill    Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris     
45c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
45c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     

2000.04   25.03.2000   Bangkok 2000   6v sheet   1999.03
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
45c     92     Sacred Kingfisher    Todiramphus sanctus     

2001.01   01.08.2001   PhilaNippon      1997.02
Eastern Great Egret Ardea modesta
10$     26     Eastern Great Egret    Ardea modesta     MS

2001.02   09.08.2001   Nature of Australia - Desert birds   Sheet, p 14×14½   
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti Painted Finch Emblema pictum Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
45c     126     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     
45c     215     Painted Finch    Emblema pictum     
45c     127     Crimson Chat    Epthianura tricolor     
45c     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     

2001.03   09.08.2001   Nature of Australia - Desert birds   Sheet, sa, p 11½×11, SNP   2001.02
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti Painted Finch Emblema pictum Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
45c     126     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     
45c     215     Painted Finch    Emblema pictum     
45c     127     Crimson Chat    Epthianura tricolor     
45c     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     

2001.04   09.08.2001   Nature of Australia - Desert birds   $4.50 booklet, sa, p 11½×11, SNP   2001.02
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti Painted Finch Emblema pictum Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
45c     126     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     
45c     215     Painted Finch    Emblema pictum     
45c     127     Crimson Chat    Epthianura tricolor     
45c     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     

2001.05   09.08.2001   Nature of Australia - Desert birds   $9 booklet, sa, p 11½×11, SNP   2001.02
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti Painted Finch Emblema pictum Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
45c     126     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     
45c     215     Painted Finch    Emblema pictum     
45c     127     Crimson Chat    Epthianura tricolor     
45c     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     

2001.06   09.08.2001   Nature of Australia - Desert birds   Strip, sa, p 11½×11, SNP   2001.02
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti Painted Finch Emblema pictum Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
45c     126     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     
45c     215     Painted Finch    Emblema pictum     
45c     127     Crimson Chat    Epthianura tricolor     
45c     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     

2001.07   09.08.2001   Nature of Australia - Desert birds   Strip, sa, p 12½ ×13, Pemara   2001.02
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti Painted Finch Emblema pictum Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
45c     126     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     
45c     215     Painted Finch    Emblema pictum     
45c     127     Crimson Chat    Epthianura tricolor     
45c     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     

2001.08   04.09.2001   Birds of prey      
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
49c     37     Wedge-tailed Eagle    Aquila audax     
49c     38     Nankeen Kestrel    Falco cenchroides     
98c     37     Red Goshawk    Erythrotriorchis radiatus     
98c     37     Spotted Harrier    Circus assimilis     

2001.09   16.10.2001   Hafnia 01   Sheet, sa   2001.03
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti Painted Finch Emblema pictum Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
45c     126     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     
45c     215     Painted Finch    Emblema pictum     
45c     127     Crimson Chat    Epthianura tricolor     
45c     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     

2002.01   04.04.2002   Nicolas Baudin & Matthew Flinders   2v set   
Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius
1.50$     73     Australian Ringneck    Barnardius zonarius     

2002.02   04.06.2002   Nature of Australia - Desert   4v set   
White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna
2$     181     White-backed Swallow    Cheramoeca leucosterna     

2002.03   02.08.2002   Philakorea 2002   Sheet, sa   2001.03
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti Painted Finch Emblema pictum Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
45c     126     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     
45c     215     Painted Finch    Emblema pictum     
45c     127     Crimson Chat    Epthianura tricolor     
45c     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     

2002.04   26.09.2002   China 2002   Sheet, sa   2001.03
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti Painted Finch Emblema pictum Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
45c     126     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     
45c     215     Painted Finch    Emblema pictum     
45c     127     Crimson Chat    Epthianura tricolor     
45c     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     

2002.05   Nature of Australia      1996.03
Powerful Boobook Ninox strenua
10c     78     Powerful Boobook    Ninox strenua     pho

2003.01   08.07.2003   Nature of Australia - Rainforests   4v set   
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
50c     212     Olive-backed Sunbird    Cinnyris jugularis     p 14×14½

2003.02   08.07.2003   Nature of Australia - Rainforests   $4.50 booklet, sa, SNP   2003.01
50c     212     Olive-backed Sunbird    Cinnyris jugularis     p 11

2003.03   08.07.2003   Nature of Australia - Rainforests   $9 booklet, sa, SNP   2003.01
50c     212     Olive-backed Sunbird    Cinnyris jugularis     p 11

2003.04   08.07.2003   Nature of Australia - Rainforests   4v strip, sa, SNP   2003.01
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
50c     212     Olive-backed Sunbird    Cinnyris jugularis     p 11

2003.05   08.07.2003   Nature of Australia - Rainforests   4v strip, sa, Pemara   2003.01
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
50c     212     Olive-backed Sunbird    Cinnyris jugularis     p 12½x13

2004.01   18.05.2004   Australian innovations   5v set   
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
50c     72     Red-tailed Black Cockatoo    Calyptorhynchus banksii     p 14x14½
and     72     Palm Cockatoo    Probosciger aterrimus     

2004.02   18.05.2004   Australian innovations   5v booklet, sa   2004.01
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
50c     72     Red-tailed Black Cockatoo    Calyptorhynchus banksii     p 11½×11
and     72     Palm Cockatoo    Probosciger aterrimus     

2004.03   13.07.2004   Australian impressions   4v set   
Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
1$     15     Little Penguin    Eudyptula minor     

2004.04   16.09.2004   Coastlines (Mt William Tasmania)   4v set   
White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
1.80$     37     White-bellied Sea Eagle    Haliaeetus leucogaster     

2005.01   08.02.2005   Australian parrots   Strip   
Princess Parrot Polytelis alexandrae Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
50c     73     Princess Parrot    Polytelis alexandrae     
50c     73     Rainbow Lorikeet    Trichoglossus moluccanus     
50c     73     Green Rosella    Platycercus caledonicus     
50c     73     Red-capped Parrot    Purpureicephalus spurius     
50c     73     Purple-crowned Lorikeet    Glossopsitta porphyrocephala     

2005.02   08.02.2005   Australian parrots   ce, sa   2005.01
Princess Parrot Polytelis alexandrae Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
50c     73     Princess Parrot    Polytelis alexandrae     
50c     73     Rainbow Lorikeet    Trichoglossus moluccanus     
50c     73     Green Rosella    Platycercus caledonicus     
50c     73     Red-capped Parrot    Purpureicephalus spurius     
50c     73     Purple-crowned Lorikeet    Glossopsitta porphyrocephala     

2005.03   21.04.2005   World heritage   8v set   
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor
50c     213     House Sparrow    Passer domesticus     
50c     14     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     
and     14     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     

2005.04   07.06.2005   Australian wildlife   4v set   
Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
1$     122     Superb Lyrebird    Menura novaehollandiae     
1.10$     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

2005.05   07.06.2005   Australian wildlife   ce, sa   2005.04
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
1.10$     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

2005.06   01.11.2005   Australian parrots   Sheet   2005.01
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Princess Parrot Polytelis alexandrae
50c     73     Rainbow Lorikeet    Trichoglossus moluccanus     
50c     73     Green Rosella    Platycercus caledonicus     
50c     73     Red-capped Parrot    Purpureicephalus spurius     
50c     73     Purple-crowned Lorikeet    Glossopsitta porphyrocephala     
50c     73     Princess Parrot    Polytelis alexandrae     

2007.01   26.06.2007   Threatened wildlife   4v set   
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
1.30$     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2007.02   26.06.2007   Threatened wildlife   Prestige booklet   2007.01
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
1.30$     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2007.03   16.10.2007   Caravanning   5v set   
Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
50c     72     Galah    Eolophus roseicapilla     

2007.04   16.10.2007   Caravanning   5v set, sa   2007.03
Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
50c     72     Galah    Eolophus roseicapilla     

2007.05   05.11.2007   Behind the stamp   Prestige booklet   1966.01
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
5c     130     Yellow-rumped Thornbill    Acanthiza chrysorrhoa     "2007"

2008.01   23.09.2008   For every occasion   10v set   
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
55c     37     Wedge-tailed Eagle    Aquila audax     

2008.02   01.10.2008   Megafauna   6v set   
Genyornis Genyornis Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
55c     0     Genyornis    Genyornis     
55c     72     Major Mitchell's Cockatoo    Lophochroa leadbeateri     
1.10$     160     Australian Raven    Corvus coronoides     

2008.03   01.10.2008   Megafauna   6v sheet   2008.02
Genyornis Genyornis Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
55c     0     Genyornis    Genyornis     
55c     72     Major Mitchell's Cockatoo    Lophochroa leadbeateri     
1.10$     160     Australian Raven    Corvus coronoides     

2008.04   01.10.2008   Megafauna   Roll, sa   2008.02
55c     0     Genyornis    Genyornis     
55c     72     Major Mitchell's Cockatoo    Lophochroa leadbeateri     

2008.05   01.10.2008   Megafauna   Booklet, sa   2008.02
Genyornis Genyornis Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri
55c     0     Genyornis    Genyornis     
55c     72     Major Mitchell's Cockatoo    Lophochroa leadbeateri     

2008.06   01.10.2008   Megafauna   Prestige booklet   2008.02
Genyornis Genyornis Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
55c     0     Genyornis    Genyornis     
55c     72     Major Mitchell's Cockatoo    Lophochroa leadbeateri     
1.10$     160     Australian Raven    Corvus coronoides     

2008.07   24.10.2008   Beijing Expo   6v sheet   2008.03
Genyornis Genyornis Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
55c     0     Genyornis    Genyornis     
55c     72     Major Mitchell's Cockatoo    Lophochroa leadbeateri     
1.10$     160     Australian Raven    Corvus coronoides     

2009.01   26.06.2009   Australia's favourite stamps   5v set   1914.01
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
55c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

2009.02   26.06.2009   Australia's favourite stamps   Prestige booklet   2009.01
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
55c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

2009.03   26.06.2009   Australia's favourite stamps   5v set, sa, McKellar   2009.01
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
55c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

2009.04   26.06.2009   Australia's favourite stamps   5v set, sa, Pemara   2009.01
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
55c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

2009.05   26.06.2009   Australia's favourite stamps   Sheet with 13 stamps, sa   2009.01
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
55c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

2009.06   14.07.2009   Parks and gardens   5v set   
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
55c     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
and     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     

2009.07   14.07.2009   Parks and gardens   Prestige booklet   2009.06
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
55c     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
and     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     

2009.08   14.07.2009   Parks and gardens   5v booklet, sa   2009.06
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
55c     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
and     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     

2009.09   14.07.2009   Parks and gardens   5v set, sa   2009.06
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
55c     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
and     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     

2009.10   23.07.2009   Melbourne Stampshow 2009   4v sheet   2009.01
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
55c     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

2009.11   04.08.2009   Species at risk      Norfolk 2009.02
Norfolk Parakeet Cyanoramphus cookii
55c     73     Norfolk Parakeet    Cyanoramphus cookii     

2009.12   04.08.2009   Species at risk   Booklet, sa   2009.11
Norfolk Parakeet Cyanoramphus cookii
55c     73     Norfolk Parakeet    Cyanoramphus cookii     

2009.13   09.09.2009   Australian songbirds      
Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris Noisy Scrubbird Atrichornis clamosus Mangrove Golden Whistler Pachycephala melanura Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
55c     124     Green Catbird    Ailuroedus crassirostris     
1.10$     123     Noisy Scrubbird    Atrichornis clamosus     
1.65$     153     Mangrove Golden Whistler    Pachycephala melanura     
2.75$     127     Scarlet Myzomela    Myzomela sanguinolenta     

2009.14   09.09.2009   Australian songbirds   Prestige booklet   2009.13

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Green Catbird  Ailuroedus crassirostris Noisy Scrubbird  Atrichornis clamosus Mangrove Golden Whistler  Pachycephala melanura Scarlet Myzomela  Myzomela sanguinolenta
55c     124     Green Catbird    Ailuroedus crassirostris     
1.10$     123     Noisy Scrubbird    Atrichornis clamosus     
1.65$     153     Mangrove Golden Whistler    Pachycephala melanura     
2.75$     127     Scarlet Myzomela    Myzomela sanguinolenta     

2009.15   09.09.2009   Australian songbirds   Booklet, sa   2009.13
Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris
55c     124     Green Catbird    Ailuroedus crassirostris     

2009.16   09.09.2009   Australian songbirds   Roll, sa   2009.13
Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris
55c     124     Green Catbird    Ailuroedus crassirostris     

2009.17   09.09.2009   Australian songbirds   'Celebrating Stamp Bulletin'   2009.14

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Green Catbird  Ailuroedus crassirostris Noisy Scrubbird  Atrichornis clamosus Mangrove Golden Whistler  Pachycephala melanura Scarlet Myzomela  Myzomela sanguinolenta
55c     124     Green Catbird    Ailuroedus crassirostris     
1.10$     123     Noisy Scrubbird    Atrichornis clamosus     
1.65$     153     Mangrove Golden Whistler    Pachycephala melanura     
2.75$     127     Scarlet Myzomela    Myzomela sanguinolenta     

2009.18   Species at risk, in yearbook   Sheet   2009.11
Norfolk Parakeet Cyanoramphus cookii
55c     73     Norfolk Parakeet    Cyanoramphus cookii     

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Location: Oceania
Population: 19.2 million
Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Terrain: mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast

Birds: 800+ species. 332 endemic species.

Links:
Australia Post postal administration website
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