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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1979.01   12.07.1979   Definitives   With wmk   Gilbert 1976.01
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
15c     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

1980.01   11.12.1980   Definitives   No wmk   1979.01
15c     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

1981.01   Overprint O.K.G.S.      
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
15c     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     1979.01
15c     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     1980.01

1982.01   18.02.1982   Birds      
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Petrel Pterodroma brevipes Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Tongan Ground Dove Gallicolumba stairi Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Bokikokiko Acrocephalus aequinoctialis Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
1c     67     Pomarine Skua    Stercorarius pomarinus     
2c     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
4c     18     Collared Petrel    Pterodroma brevipes     
5c     31     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra     
7c     70     Tongan Ground Dove    Gallicolumba stairi     
8c     14     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     
12c     185     Bokikokiko    Acrocephalus aequinoctialis     
15c     58     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
20c     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
30c     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
35c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
40c     19     Polynesian Storm Petrel    Nesofregetta fuliginosa     
50c     64     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     
1$     73     Kuhl's Lorikeet    Vini kuhlii     
2$     76     Long-tailed Cuckoo    Urodynamis taitensis     
5$     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

1983.01   31.01.1983   Birds      
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
25c     66     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     

1983.02   28.06.1983   Overprint O.K.G.S. on 1982.01      
Bokikokiko Acrocephalus aequinoctialis Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis
12c     185     Bokikokiko    Acrocephalus aequinoctialis     
30c     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
35c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
50c     64     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     
2$     76     Long-tailed Cuckoo    Urodynamis taitensis     

1983.03   08.08.1983   Birds   Booklet   1982.01,1983.01
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
25c     66     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
50c     64     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     

1985.01   09.05.1985   Island maps   4v set   
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
12c     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

1985.02   19.11.1985   Birds      
White Tern Gygis alba
55c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     

1986.01   17.06.1986   Island maps   5v set   
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
35c     31     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     

1987.01   31.03.1987   Birds   Booklet   1982.01,1985.02
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva White Tern Gygis alba
15c     58     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
55c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     

1987.02   22.09.1987   Island maps   4v set   
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus White Tern Gygis alba
15c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
30c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     

1989.01   28.06.1989   Birds with young      
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
15c     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     Adult
15c     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     Young
1$     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     Adult
1$     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     Young

1989.02   21.10.1989   Melbourne Stampshow '89      1989.01
1$     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
1$     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     

1990.01   03.05.1990   London 90, stamp on stamp   4v set   1982.01
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
60c     67     Pomarine Skua    Stercorarius pomarinus     

1993.01   28.05.1993   Birds      
Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii Northern Pintail Anas acuta Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
23c     18     Phoenix Petrel    Pterodroma alba     
23c     18     Cook's Petrel    Pterodroma cookii     
60c     14     Northern Pintail    Anas acuta     
60c     14     Eurasian Wigeon    Anas penelope     
75c     66     Spectacled Tern    Onychoprion lunatus     
75c     66     Black-naped Tern    Sterna sumatrana     
1$     57     White-headed Stilt    Himantopus leucocephalus     
1$     64     Wandering Tattler    Tringa incana     

1994.01   12.07.1994   15th anniversary of independence   3v set   
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
75c     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

1995.01   03.04.1995   Tourism   10v booklet   
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
40c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
40c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

1995.02   12.07.1995   Protecting the environment   4v sheet   
Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
60c     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     
and     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
60c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

1995.03   19.08.1995   JAKARTA '95   4v sheet   1995.02
Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
60c     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     
and     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
60c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

1997.01   01.12.1997   Pigeons and doves      
Common Pigeon Columba livia Common Pigeon Columba livia Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica
50c     70     Common Pigeon    Columba livia     Open bill
50c     70     Common Pigeon    Columba livia     Closed bill
60c     70     Pacific Imperial Pigeon    Ducula pacifica     Facing left
60c     70     Pacific Imperial Pigeon    Ducula pacifica     Facing right
75c     70     Micronesian Imperial Pigeon    Ducula oceanica     Facing left
75c     70     Micronesian Imperial Pigeon    Ducula oceanica     Facing right

1997.02   05.12.1997   ASIA '97      1997.01
Common Pigeon Columba livia Common Pigeon Columba livia Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica
50c     70     Common Pigeon    Columba livia     
50c     70     Common Pigeon    Columba livia     
75c     70     Micronesian Imperial Pigeon    Ducula oceanica     
75c     70     Micronesian Imperial Pigeon    Ducula oceanica     

1999.01   27.04.1999   IBRA '99      
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis
25c     14     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     
50c     14     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     
60c     14     Green-winged Teal    Anas carolinensis     
75c     14     Green-winged Teal    Anas carolinensis     

1999.02   27.04.1999   IBRA '99      
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis
3$     14     Green-winged Teal    Anas carolinensis     MS

2001.01   22.01.2001   Ducks      
Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
25c     14     Wandering Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arcuata     
25c     14     Eurasian Teal    Anas crecca     
25c     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
25c     14     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     
25c     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
25c     14     Blue Duck    Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos     

2001.02   22.01.2001   Ducks      
Grey Teal Anas gracilis
1$     14     Grey Teal    Anas gracilis     MS

2002.01   25.03.2002   The great explorers   6v set   
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
75c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

2004.01   29.04.2004   BirdLife International      
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Wandering Tattler Tringa incana Sanderling Calidris alba Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
25c     58     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
40c     64     Whimbrel    Numenius phaeopus     
50c     64     Wandering Tattler    Tringa incana     
60c     64     Sanderling    Calidris alba     
70c     64     Bar-tailed Godwit    Limosa lapponica     
2.50$     64     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     

2004.02   29.04.2004   BirdLife International   Sheet   

Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
1$     64     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     
1$     64     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     
1$     64     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     
1$     64     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     
1$     64     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     

2005.01   15.08.2005   BirdLife International   Sheet   

Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Grey Noddy Procelsterna albivitta Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
25c     27     Lesser Frigatebird    Fregata ariel     
25c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
25c     66     Grey Noddy    Procelsterna albivitta     
25c     18     Christmas Shearwater    Puffinus nativitatis     
25c     66     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     
25c     31     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra     

2005.02   15.08.2005   BirdLife International   Sheet   

White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Black Noddy Anous minutus Red-footed Booby Sula sula Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus White Tern Gygis alba Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
2$     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
2$     66     Black Noddy    Anous minutus     
2$     31     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
2$     18     Wedge-tailed Shearwater    Puffinus pacificus     
2$     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
2$     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

2008.01   09.02.2008   Birds      
Swift Tern Thalasseus bergii Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Band-rumped Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca
5c     66     Swift Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
10c     14     Eurasian Teal    Anas crecca     
15c     66     Laughing Gull    Leucophaeus atricilla     
20c     64     Black-tailed Godwit    Limosa limosa     
25c     64     Pectoral Sandpiper    Calidris melanotos     
50c     19     Band-rumped Storm Petrel    Oceanodroma castro     
60c     64     Sharp-tailed Sandpiper    Calidris acuminata     
75c     64     Grey-tailed Tattler    Tringa brevipes     
90c     64     Red Phalarope    Phalaropus fulicarius     
1$     18     Pink-footed Shearwater    Puffinus creatopus     
2$     66     Ring-billed Gull    Larus delawarensis     
5$     18     Bonin Petrel    Pterodroma hypoleuca     

2008.02   09.02.2008   Birds   Sheet   2008.01

Swift Tern Thalasseus bergii Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Band-rumped Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca
5c     66     Swift Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
10c     14     Eurasian Teal    Anas crecca     
20c     64     Black-tailed Godwit    Limosa limosa     
25c     64     Pectoral Sandpiper    Calidris melanotos     
50c     19     Band-rumped Storm Petrel    Oceanodroma castro     
5$     18     Bonin Petrel    Pterodroma hypoleuca     

2008.03   09.02.2008   Birds   Sheet   2008.01

Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
15c     66     Laughing Gull    Leucophaeus atricilla     
60c     64     Sharp-tailed Sandpiper    Calidris acuminata     
75c     64     Grey-tailed Tattler    Tringa brevipes     
90c     64     Red Phalarope    Phalaropus fulicarius     
1$     18     Pink-footed Shearwater    Puffinus creatopus     
2$     66     Ring-billed Gull    Larus delawarensis     

2008.04   12.07.2008   Phoenix Island   6v set   
Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba
85c     18     Phoenix Petrel    Pterodroma alba     

2008.05   12.07.2008   Phoenix Island   6v sheet   2008.04
Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba
85c     18     Phoenix Petrel    Pterodroma alba     

Kiribati map

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the Pacific Ocean (former Gilbert Islands)
Population: 110,300
Climate: tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
Terrain: mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs

Birds: 74 species

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