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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1956.01   01.11.1956   Definitives      
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
2.40$     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
4.80$     27     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     

1962.01   10.12.1962   Surcharge on 1956.01      
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
1.40$     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
2.80$     27     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     

1964.01   02.11.1964   Definitives      
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
3c     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1973.01   30.06.1973   First issue of coinage      
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
1c     86     Green-throated Carib    Eulampis holosericeus     
and     86     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     
5c     70     Zenaida Dove    Zenaida aurita     
10c     92     Ringed Kingfisher    Megaceryle torquata     
25c     76     Mangrove Cuckoo    Coccyzus minor     
50c     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
1$     27     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     

1980.01   06.05.1980   London 1980   wmk sideways   
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
20c     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
25c     27     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
50c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
75c     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1980.02   06.05.1980   London 1980   Sheet, wmk upright   1980.01

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
20c     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
25c     27     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
50c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
75c     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1982.01   05.04.1982   Hummingbirds      
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
15c     86     Green-throated Carib    Eulampis holosericeus     
30c     86     Green-throated Carib    Eulampis holosericeus     
35c     86     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     
1.25$     86     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     

1985.01   03.07.1985   Birds of the British Virgin Islands      
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris American Kestrel Falco sparverius Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea Green Heron Butorides virescens Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
1c     23     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     
2c     26     Yellow-crowned Night Heron    Nyctanassa violacea     
5c     76     Mangrove Cuckoo    Coccyzus minor     
8c     204     Northern Mockingbird    Mimus polyglottos     
10c     117     Grey Kingbird    Tyrannus dominicensis     
12c     70     Scaly-naped Pigeon    Patagioenas squamosa     
15c     26     Least Bittern    Ixobrychus exilis     
18c     76     Smooth-billed Ani    Crotophaga ani     
20c     46     Clapper Rail    Rallus longirostris     
25c     38     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
30c     204     Pearly-eyed Thrasher    Margarops fuscatus     
35c     70     Bridled Quail-Dove    Geotrygon mystacea     
40c     26     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
50c     70     Common Ground Dove    Columbina passerina     
60c     26     Little Blue Heron    Egretta caerulea     
1$     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
2$     31     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra     
3$     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
5$     70     Zenaida Dove    Zenaida aurita     

1985.02   17.12.1985   Audubon      
Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens American Kestrel Falco sparverius
5c     226     Seaside Sparrow    Ammodramus maritimus     
30c     0     Passenger Pigeon    Ectopistes migratorius     
50c     223     Yellow-breasted Chat    Icteria virens     
1$     38     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     

1986.01   10.02.1986   Overprint OFFICIAL on 1985.01      
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Green Heron Butorides virescens Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
2c     26     Yellow-crowned Night Heron    Nyctanassa violacea     
8c     204     Northern Mockingbird    Mimus polyglottos     
12c     70     Scaly-naped Pigeon    Patagioenas squamosa     
18c     76     Smooth-billed Ani    Crotophaga ani     
40c     26     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
50c     70     Common Ground Dove    Columbina passerina     
60c     26     Little Blue Heron    Egretta caerulea     
1$     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
2$     31     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra     
3$     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

1986.02   Overprint OFFICIAL on 1985.01      
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris American Kestrel Falco sparverius Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
1c     23     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     
5c     76     Mangrove Cuckoo    Coccyzus minor     
10c     117     Grey Kingbird    Tyrannus dominicensis     
15c     26     Least Bittern    Ixobrychus exilis     
20c     46     Clapper Rail    Rallus longirostris     
25c     38     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
30c     204     Pearly-eyed Thrasher    Margarops fuscatus     
35c     70     Bridled Quail-Dove    Geotrygon mystacea     
5$     70     Zenaida Dove    Zenaida aurita     

1987.01   28.10.1987   Imprint 1987 on 1985.01      
Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris American Kestrel Falco sparverius Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
10c     117     Grey Kingbird    Tyrannus dominicensis     
15c     26     Least Bittern    Ixobrychus exilis     
20c     46     Clapper Rail    Rallus longirostris     
25c     38     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
35c     70     Bridled Quail-Dove    Geotrygon mystacea     
1$     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
3$     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

1988.01   15.11.1988   Wildlife      
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
2$     14     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     MS

1988.02   30.11.1988   WWF      
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
10c     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
12c     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
15c     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
35c     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1989.01   28.09.1989   Apollo 11   4v set   
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
15c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     

1990.01   15.05.1990   Birds      
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Heron Butorides virescens American Yellow Warbler Dendroica aestiva Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor
5c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
12c     70     Scaly-naped Pigeon    Patagioenas squamosa     
20c     46     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
25c     26     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
40c     222     American Yellow Warbler    Dendroica aestiva     
60c     76     Smooth-billed Ani    Crotophaga ani     
1$     86     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     
1.25$     227     Black-faced Grassquit    Tiaris bicolor     

1990.02   15.05.1990   Birds      
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
2$     66     Royal Tern    Thalasseus maximus     Egg MS
2$     23     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     Egg MS

1994.01   30.09.1994   Apollo 11   Sheet   

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
50c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
50c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
50c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
50c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
50c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
50c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c

1994.02   30.09.1994   Apollo 11      1994.01
2$     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     MS

1995.01   15.11.1995   Flamingos in Anegada      
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
15c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
20c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
60c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1.45$     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     

1995.02   15.11.1995   Flamingos in Anegada      
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
2$     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     MS

2001.01   01.02.2001   Hong Kong 2001   Sheet   
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall
50c     70     White-crowned Pigeon    Patagioenas leucocephala     
50c     70     Barred Cuckoo-Dove    Macropygia unchall     

2002.01   13.09.2002   Beaches of Virgin Gorda      
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
5c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
40c     66     Laughing Gull    Leucophaeus atricilla     
60c     30     American White Pelican    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos     
75c     32     Pelagic Cormorant    Phalacrocorax pelagicus     
1$     27     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
2$     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

2002.02   01.12.2002   BirdLife International   Brown frame with year imprint   
West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
10c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
35c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
40c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
70c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     

2002.03   01.12.2002   BirdLife International   Sheet, no frame   2002.02

West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
10c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
35c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
40c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
70c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
2$     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     New

2005.01   08.07.2005   Birdlife International      
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum American Yellow Warbler Dendroica aestiva Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
5c     222     Black-and-white Warbler    Mniotilta varia     
25c     222     Worm-eating Warbler    Helmitheros vermivorum     
35c     222     American Yellow Warbler    Dendroica aestiva     
50c     222     Prothonotary Warbler    Protonotaria citrea     

2005.02   08.07.2005   Birdlife International   Sheet   2005.01

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Black-and-white Warbler  Mniotilta varia Prairie Warbler  Dendroica discolor Yellow-rumped Warbler  Dendroica coronata Worm-eating Warbler  Helmitheros vermivorum American Yellow Warbler  Dendroica aestiva Black-throated Blue Warbler  Dendroica caerulescens Prothonotary Warbler  Protonotaria citrea Cape May Warbler  Dendroica tigrina Northern Parula  Parula americana Palm Warbler  Dendroica palmarum
5c     222     Black-and-white Warbler    Mniotilta varia     
10c     222     Prairie Warbler    Dendroica discolor     
15c     222     Yellow-rumped Warbler    Dendroica coronata     
25c     222     Worm-eating Warbler    Helmitheros vermivorum     
35c     222     American Yellow Warbler    Dendroica aestiva     
40c     222     Black-throated Blue Warbler    Dendroica caerulescens     
50c     222     Prothonotary Warbler    Protonotaria citrea     
60c     222     Cape May Warbler    Dendroica tigrina     
75c     222     Northern Parula    Parula americana     
2.75$     222     Palm Warbler    Dendroica palmarum     

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Location: Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
Population: 19,600
Climate: subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
Terrain: coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly

Birds: 133 species

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