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French Polynesia
Bird stamps from French Polynesia

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1980.01  20.10.1980   Birds      
White Tern Gygis alba Blue Lorikeet Vini peruviana Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
25f     67 006 000     White Tern    Gygis alba     
35f     74 032 000     Blue Lorikeet    Vini peruviana     
45f     19 004 000     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

1981.01  24.09.1981   Birds      
Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Grey-green Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus purpuratus Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
47f     67 040 000     Great Crested Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
53f     72 239 000     Grey-green Fruit-Dove    Ptilinopus purpuratus     
65f     191 027 000     Common Waxbill    Estrilda astrild     

1982.01  17.11.1982   Birds      
Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Chestnut-breasted Munia Lonchura castaneothorax
37f     20 026 000     Pacific Reef-Heron    Egretta sacra     
39f     60 026 000     Pacific Golden-Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
42f     191 133 000     Chestnut-breasted Munia    Lonchura castaneothorax     

1985.01  18.09.1985   International youth year      
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
250f     16 007 000     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra     

1990.01  05.06.1990   Birds      
Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis Ultramarine Lorikeet Vini ultramarina
13f     46 097 000     Spotless Crake    Porzana tabuensis     
20f     74 033 000     Ultramarine Lorikeet    Vini ultramarina     

1991.01  05.06.1991   Protected birds      
Tuamotu Kingfisher Todirhamphus gambieri Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii
17f     89 066 000     Tuamotu Kingfisher    Todirhamphus gambieri     
21f     74 030 000     Kuhl's Lorikeet    Vini kuhlii     

1993.01  14.08.1993   Taipei 93      
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
46f     38 116 000     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

1995.01  07.06.1995   Unique birds of the world      
Rapa Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus huttoni Marquesas Imperial-Pigeon Ducula galeata
22f     72 243 000     Rapa Fruit-Dove    Ptilinopus huttoni     
44f     72 279 000     Marquesas Imperial-Pigeon    Ducula galeata     

1996.01  12.06.1996   Marine birds of Polynesia      
Red-footed Booby Sula sula Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
66f     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
79f     19 004 000     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
84f     67 001 000     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     

2006.01  21.06.2006   Birds of Polynesia      
Tuamotu Sandpiper Prosobonia cancellata Polynesian Ground-Dove Gallicolumba erythroptera
250f     62 060 000     Tuamotu Sandpiper    Prosobonia cancellata     
250f     72 172 000     Polynesian Ground-Dove    Gallicolumba erythroptera     

French Polynesia map

Location: Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean
Population: 283,000
Climate: tropical, but moderate
Terrain: mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs

Birds: 122 species; 27 endemic

Links:
Centre Philatelique de Polynesie Francaise postal administration website
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08.05.2008