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Bird stamps from Niue

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1903.01   02.07.1903   Overprint NIUE on N Zealand 1898.01      
Huia Heteralocha acutirostris Southern Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis Kea Nestor notabilis
3d     0     Huia    Heteralocha acutirostris     
6d     6     Southern Brown Kiwi    Apteryx australis     
1s     71     New Zealand Kaka    Nestor meridionalis     
and     71     Kea    Nestor notabilis     

1971.01   23.06.1971   Birds      
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis
5c     150     Polynesian Triller    Lalage maculosa     
10c     70     Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus porphyraceus     
20c     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     

1983.01   25.11.1983   Raphael   5v set   
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
30c     222     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
58c     222     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

1983.02   25.11.1983   Raphael   5v sheet   1983.01
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
30c+3c     222     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
58c+3c     222     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

1983.03   29.12.1983   Raphael      1983.01
85c+5c     222     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     MS
85c+5c     222     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     MS

1985.01   15.04.1985   Audubon      
House Wren Troglodytes aedon Veery Catharus fuscescens Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
40c     199     House Wren    Troglodytes aedon     
70c     208     Veery    Catharus fuscescens     
83c     227     Grasshopper Sparrow    Ammodramus savannarum     
1.05$     227     Henslow's Sparrow    Ammodramus henslowii     
2.50$     227     Vesper Sparrow    Pooecetes gramineus     

1985.02   15.04.1985   Audubon      1985.01

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House Wren  Troglodytes aedon Veery  Catharus fuscescens Grasshopper Sparrow  Ammodramus savannarum Henslow's Sparrow  Ammodramus henslowii Vesper Sparrow  Pooecetes gramineus
1.75$     199     House Wren    Troglodytes aedon     MS
1.75$     208     Veery    Catharus fuscescens     MS
1.75$     227     Grasshopper Sparrow    Ammodramus savannarum     MS
1.75$     227     Henslow's Sparrow    Ammodramus henslowii     MS
1.75$     227     Vesper Sparrow    Pooecetes gramineus     MS

1986.01   04.08.1986   Stampex '86      
Western Great Egret Ardea alba Painted Finch Emblema pictum Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azurea Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
40c     26     Western Great Egret    Ardea alba     
60c     216     Painted Finch    Emblema pictum     
75c     73     Australian King Parrot    Alisterus scapularis     
80c     127     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     
1$     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
1.65$     92     Azure Kingfisher    Ceyx azurea     
2.20$     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     
4.25$     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     

1989.01   20.07.1989   Apollo 11      
1.50$     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     

1989.02   20.07.1989   Apollo 11      1989.01
1.15$     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     MS

1992.01   19.02.1992   Birds      
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica
20c     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
50c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
70c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
1$     70     Pacific Imperial Pigeon    Ducula pacifica     

1992.02   20.03.1992   Birds      
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis
1.50$     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
2$     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     

1992.03   16.04.1992   Birds      
Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus
3$     70     Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus porphyraceus     

1992.04   15.05.1992   Birds      
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
5$     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

1993.01   26.03.1993   Birds      
Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis
7$     76     Long-tailed Cuckoo    Urodynamis taitensis     

1993.02   16.04.1993   Birds      
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
10$     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

1993.03   10.08.1993   Birds      
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa
15$     150     Polynesian Triller    Lalage maculosa     

1993.04   10.12.1993   Overprint O.H.M.S on 1992.01-02      
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis
20c     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
50c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
70c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
1$     70     Pacific Imperial Pigeon    Ducula pacifica     
1.50$     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
2$     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     

1994.01   27.04.1994   Overprint O.H.M.S on 1992.03-04      
Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
3$     70     Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus porphyraceus     
5$     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

1994.02   20.07.1994   Apollo 11      
2.50$     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
2.50$     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 2.50$
2.50$     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 2.50$

1994.03   01.09.1994   Overprint O.H.M.S on 1993.01-02      
Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
7$     76     Long-tailed Cuckoo    Urodynamis taitensis     
10$     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

1994.04   30.09.1994   Overprint O.H.M.S on 1993.03      
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa
15$     150     Polynesian Triller    Lalage maculosa     

1996.01   19.02.1996   Surcharge on 1992.01-2      
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
50c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
1$     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     

1998.01   23.07.1998   Coastal birds      
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa White Tern Gygis alba Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
20c     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
70c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
1$     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
1.20$     58     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
2$     66     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     

1999.01   31.12.1999   Millennium   3v strip   
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
4$     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     

2000.01   05.04.2000   Birds      
Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis
20c     70     Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus porphyraceus     
1$     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
1.20$     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
2$     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     

2004.01   01.09.2004   Birds   Sheet   
Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
1.50$     98     Wrinkled Hornbill    Aceros corrugatus     
1.50$     102     Toco Toucan    Ramphastos toco     
1.50$     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
1.50$     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     

2004.02   01.09.2004   Birds      
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
3$     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     MS

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Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean
Population: 1,400
Climate: tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
Terrain: steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau

Birds: 31 species

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23.02.2009