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1968.01  17.01.1968   Overprint B.I.O.T. on Seychelles 1962.01      
Black Parrot Coracopsis nigra
5c     74 174 000     Black Parrot    Coracopsis nigra     

1968.02  23.10.1968   Marine life      
5r     19 004 000     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

1969.01  10.07.1969   Coral atolls      
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
2.25r     24 001 000     Sacred Ibis    Threskiornis aethiopicus     

1971.01  01.02.1971   Aldabra nature reserve   4v set   
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
1.50r     20 023 000     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     

1971.02  30.06.1971   Opening of research station      
White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri
3.50r     46 062 000     White-throated Rail    Dryolimnas cuvieri     

1972.01  20.11.1972   Royal Silver Wedding      
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
95c     46 062 000     White-throated Rail    Dryolimnas cuvieri     
and     24 001 000     Sacred Ibis    Threskiornis aethiopicus     
1.50r     46 062 000     White-throated Rail    Dryolimnas cuvieri     = 95c
and     24 001 000     Sacred Ibis    Threskiornis aethiopicus     

1975.01  28.02.1975   Birds      
Aldabra Drongo Dicrurus aldabranus Madagascar Coucal Centropus toulou Red-headed Fody Foudia eminentissima White Tern Gygis alba Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Madagascar White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus Striated Heron Butorides striata Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga Madagascar Turtle-Dove Streptopelia picturata
5c     178 006 000     Aldabra Drongo    Dicrurus aldabranus     
10c     76 099 000     Madagascar Coucal    Centropus toulou     
20c     190 094 000     Red-headed Fody    Foudia eminentissima     
25c     67 006 000     White Tern    Gygis alba     
30c     67 040 000     Great Crested Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
40c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
50c     67 001 000     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
60c     20 003 000     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     
65c     16 007 000     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra     
95c     169 011 000     Madagascar White-eye    Zosterops maderaspatanus     
1r     20 034 000     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     
1.75r     19 005 000     Lesser Frigatebird    Fregata ariel     
3.50r     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
5r     164 097 000     Souimanga Sunbird    Cinnyris sovimanga     
10r     72 066 000     Madagascar Turtle-Dove    Streptopelia picturata     

1975.02  10.07.1975   Wildlife   4v set   
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
65c     24 001 000     Sacred Ibis    Threskiornis aethiopicus     

1990.01  03.05.1990   Birds      
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Madagascar Turtle-Dove Streptopelia picturata Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Striated Heron Butorides striata Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii Crab Plover Dromas ardeola Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis White Tern Gygis alba Red-footed Booby Sula sula Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
15p     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
20p     72 066 000     Madagascar Turtle-Dove    Streptopelia picturata     
24p     19 004 000     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
30p     20 034 000     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     
34p     60 054 000     Greater Sandplover    Charadrius leschenaultii     
41p     54 001 000     Crab Plover    Dromas ardeola     
45p     67 040 000     Great Crested Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
54p     67 043 000     Lesser Crested Tern    Thalasseus bengalensis     
62p     67 006 000     White Tern    Gygis alba     
71p     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
80p     188 049 000     Common Myna    Acridotheres tristis     
1£     190 093 000     Red Fody    Foudia madagascariensis     

1994.01  18.02.1994   Overprint HONG KONG 94 on 1990.01      
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
24p     19 004 000     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
1£     190 093 000     Red Fody    Foudia madagascariensis     

2000.01  22.05.2000   Wildlife photographic competition   4v sheet   
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Atlantic Puffin  Fratercula arctica European Robin  Erithacus rubecula
34p     70 021 000     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     
1£     140 133 000     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     

2001.01  01.10.2001   BirdLife International   Sheet   
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Crab Plover  Dromas ardeola Crab Plover  Dromas ardeola Crab Plover  Dromas ardeola Crab Plover  Dromas ardeola Crab Plover  Dromas ardeola
50p     54 001 000     Crab Plover    Dromas ardeola     
50p     54 001 000     Crab Plover    Dromas ardeola     
50p     54 001 000     Crab Plover    Dromas ardeola     
50p     54 001 000     Crab Plover    Dromas ardeola     
50p     54 001 000     Crab Plover    Dromas ardeola     

2002.01  17.06.2002   BirdLife International   Sheet   
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Red-footed Booby  Sula sula Red-footed Booby  Sula sula Red-footed Booby  Sula sula Red-footed Booby  Sula sula Red-footed Booby  Sula sula
50p     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
50p     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
50p     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
50p     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
50p     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     

2004.01  21.06.2004   Birds definitives      
Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis Zebra Dove Geopelia striata Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis White Tern Gygis alba Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Great Frigatebird Fregata minor White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Striated Heron Butorides striata Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Garganey Anas querquedula Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
2p     190 093 000     Red Fody    Foudia madagascariensis     
14p     72 104 000     Zebra Dove    Geopelia striata     
20p     188 049 000     Common Myna    Acridotheres tristis     
26p     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
34p     67 006 000     White Tern    Gygis alba     
58p     16 007 000     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra     
76p     19 004 000     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
80p     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
1.10£     20 034 000     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     
1.34£     60 026 000     Pacific Golden-Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
1.48£     27 109 000     Garganey    Anas querquedula     
2.50£     62 033 000     Bar-tailed Godwit    Limosa lapponica     

2005.01  08.11.2005   40th anniversary   8v sheet   
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Red-footed Booby  Sula sula Great Frigatebird  Fregata minor
34p     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
34p     19 004 000     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

2006.01  06.10.2006   BirdLife International   Sheet   
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Great Frigatebird  Fregata minor Black-naped Tern  Sterna sumatrana White-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon lepturus White Tern  Gygis alba Brown Noddy  Anous stolidus Red-footed Booby  Sula sula
26p     19 004 000     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
26p     67 028 000     Black-naped Tern    Sterna sumatrana     
26p     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
26p     67 006 000     White Tern    Gygis alba     
26p     67 001 000     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
2£     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     

2007.01  23.07.2007   Charles Darwin   4v set   
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
54p     67 006 000     White Tern    Gygis alba     
and     67 007 000     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     

2007.02  01.10.2007   BirdLife International      
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Cape Gannet Morus capensis Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
54p     69 005 000     Pomarine Jaeger    Stercorarius pomarinus     
and     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
54p     69 005 000     Pomarine Jaeger    Stercorarius pomarinus     
and     16 002 000     Cape Gannet    Morus capensis     
54p     69 005 000     Pomarine Jaeger    Stercorarius pomarinus     
54p     69 005 000     Pomarine Jaeger    Stercorarius pomarinus     
90p     69 005 000     Pomarine Jaeger    Stercorarius pomarinus     
and     67 028 000     Black-naped Tern    Sterna sumatrana     
90p     69 005 000     Pomarine Jaeger    Stercorarius pomarinus     

British Indian Ocean Territory map

Location: Archipelago in the Indian Ocean
Population: no indigenous inhabitants; 3,000 native inhabitants were evacuated to Mauritius before construction of UK-US military facilities
Climate: tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds
Terrain: flat and low (most areas do not exceed four meters in elevation)

Birds: 52 species

Links:
BIOT Post Office postal administration website
Aldabra nature reserve - web search

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13.05.2008