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Niuafo'ou
Bird stamps from Niuafo'ou

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1983.01   15.11.1983   Birds of Niuafo'ou   sa   
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Fiji Parrotfinch Erythrura pealii Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Yodeling Honeyeater Gymnomyza viridis Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Fiji Parrotfinch Erythrura pealii Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii
1s     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
2s     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
3s     215     Fiji Parrotfinch    Erythrura pealii     
5s     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
6s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
9s     127     Yodeling Honeyeater    Gymnomyza viridis     
10s     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
13s     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
15s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
20s     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
29s     215     Fiji Parrotfinch    Erythrura pealii     
32s     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
47s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
1p     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
2p     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     

1984.01   07.03.1984   Wildlife and nature reserve   4v set, sa   1983.01
Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii
1.50p     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     

1986.01   16.04.1986   Surcharge on 1983.01   sa   
Yodeling Honeyeater Gymnomyza viridis Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Fiji Parrotfinch Erythrura pealii Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii
4s     127     Yodeling Honeyeater    Gymnomyza viridis     
4s     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
42s     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
42s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
57s     215     Fiji Parrotfinch    Erythrura pealii     
57s     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
2.50p     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
2.50p     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     

1988.01   18.05.1988   5th anniversary of first stamps   4v set   1983.01
Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii
42s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
57s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     

1988.02   18.08.1988   Islands of Polynesia      
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Southern Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
42s     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
57s     6     Southern Brown Kiwi    Apteryx australis     
90s     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
2.50p     17     Laysan Albatross    Phoebastria immutabilis     

1989.01   01.08.1989   The evolution of the earth      
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
2p     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

1989.02   17.11.1989   UPU   15v sheet   1989.01
57s     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

1990.01   01.05.1990   Anniversary, stamp on stamp   4v set   W Australia 1854.01
75s     14     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     

1992.01   15.09.1992   WWF      
Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii
45s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
60s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
80s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
1.50p     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     

1993.01   10.08.1993   Lake Vai Lahi   5v strip   
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii
60s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     
60s     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
and     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
60s     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
60s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     

1993.02   01.12.1993   Ofata      
Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii
10s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
1p     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     = 10s

1994.01   21.09.1994   Tin Can Island   Strip   
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
80s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     
80s     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
80s     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
80s     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
80s     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

1997.01   30.05.1997   Pacific 97      
2p     66     Black-naped Tern    Sterna sumatrana     MS

1998.01   15.05.1998   WWF      
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis
10s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     
55s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     
80s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     
3p     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     

1998.02   15.05.1998   WWF   Sheet with 2 sets   1998.01

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Blue-crowned Lorikeet  Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet  Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet  Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet  Vini australis
10s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     
55s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     
80s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     
3p     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     

2001.01   21.11.2001   Owls      
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
10c     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
55c     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
2.50$     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
2.70$     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

2001.02   21.11.2001   Owls   Sheet   2001.01

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Western Barn Owl  Tyto alba Western Barn Owl  Tyto alba Western Barn Owl  Tyto alba Western Barn Owl  Tyto alba
10c     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
55c     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
2.50$     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
2.70$     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

2002.01   09.04.2002   Endangered Malau      
Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii
15c     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
70c     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
90c     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
2.50$     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     

2002.02   09.04.2002   Endangered Malau   Sheet   2002.01
Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii
90c     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     
2.50$     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     

2005.01   09.02.2005   Year of the rooster   4v sheet   
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
80c     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
1$     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

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Location: Oceania, the most northerly island in the kingdom of Tonga, located in the southern Pacific Ocean
Population: 750
Climate: tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season, cool season
Terrain: volcanic rim island

Birds: 1 endemic species: Niuafo'ou Scrubfowl (Niuafo'ou Megapode, Malau)

Links:
BirdLife Factsheet - Niuafo'ou

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