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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1983.01   16.05.1983   Birds      
Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis Morningbird Colluricincla tenebrosa Giant White-eye Megazosterops palauensis Palau Fantail Rhipidura lepida
20c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     
20c     153     Morningbird    Colluricincla tenebrosa     
20c     194     Giant White-eye    Megazosterops palauensis     
20c     158     Palau Fantail    Rhipidura lepida     

1984.01   12.06.1984   Birds      
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus White Tern Gygis alba Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Black Noddy Anous minutus
40c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
40c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
40c     66     Black-naped Tern    Sterna sumatrana     
40c     66     Black Noddy    Anous minutus     

1985.01   06.02.1985   Audubon      
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
22c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
22c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
22c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
22c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
44c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     

1986.01   24.02.1986   Songbirds      
Palau Flycatcher Myiagra erythrops Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra Blue-faced Parrot-Finch Erythrura trichroa Dusky White-eye Zosterops finschii
44c     159     Palau Flycatcher    Myiagra erythrops     
44c     127     Micronesian Myzomela    Myzomela rubratra     
44c     215     Blue-faced Parrot-Finch    Erythrura trichroa     
44c     194     Dusky White-eye    Zosterops finschii     
and     194     Citrine White-eye    Zosterops semperi     

1986.02   19.09.1986   International peace year   4v set   
Swift Tern Thalasseus bergii
22c     66     Swift Tern    Thalasseus bergii     

1986.03   18.11.1986   Christmas   5v strip   
White Tern Gygis alba
22c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     

1987.01   24.11.1987   Christmas   5v strip   

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White Tern  Gygis alba White Tern  Gygis alba Juan Fernandez Petrel  Pterodroma externa
22c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
22c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
22c     18     Juan Fernandez Petrel    Pterodroma externa     

1988.01   29.02.1988   Birds      
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Nankeen Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
44c     64     Whimbrel    Numenius phaeopus     
44c     26     Yellow Bittern    Ixobrychus sinensis     
44c     26     Nankeen Heron    Nycticorax caledonicus     
44c     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     

1988.02   07.11.1988   Christmas   5v strip   
White Tern Gygis alba White Tern Gygis alba
25c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
and     31     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
and     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     
25c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
and     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     

1989.01   09.02.1989   Endangered birds      
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica Palau Ground Dove Gallicolumba canifrons Micronesian Megapode Megapodius laperouse Palau Owl Pyrroglaux podargina
45c     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     
45c     70     Palau Ground Dove    Gallicolumba canifrons     
45c     7     Micronesian Megapode    Megapodius laperouse     
45c     78     Palau Owl    Pyrroglaux podargina     

1989.02   17.05.1989   Hiroshige      
Not identified Not identified
1$          Not identified    Not identified     MS

1989.03   13.10.1989   Year of the young reader   10v set   

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White Tern  Gygis alba White Tern  Gygis alba Blue-faced Parrot-Finch  Erythrura trichroa
25c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
25c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
and     215     Blue-faced Parrot-Finch    Erythrura trichroa     
25c     215     Blue-faced Parrot-Finch    Erythrura trichroa     

1989.04   20.11.1989   Expo '89   20v sheet   

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Bridled Tern  Onychoprion anaethetus Palau Flycatcher  Myiagra erythrops Collared Kingfisher  Todiramphus chloris Nankeen Heron  Nycticorax caledonicus
25c     66     Bridled Tern    Onychoprion anaethetus     
25c     159     Palau Flycatcher    Myiagra erythrops     
25c     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
25c     26     Nankeen Heron    Nycticorax caledonicus     

1989.05   18.12.1989   Christmas   Strip   

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Audubon's Shearwater  Puffinus lherminieri Palau Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus pelewensis Palau Fantail  Rhipidura lepida Blue-faced Parrot-Finch  Erythrura trichroa Black-headed Gull  Chroicocephalus ridibundus
25c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
and     66     Bridled Tern    Onychoprion anaethetus     
25c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     
25c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
and     70     Palau Ground Dove    Gallicolumba canifrons     
and     64     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
and     58     Common Ringed Plover    Charadrius hiaticula     
and     46     Slaty-legged Crake    Rallina eurizonoides     
and     158     Palau Fantail    Rhipidura lepida     
25c     215     Blue-faced Parrot-Finch    Erythrura trichroa     
and     159     Palau Flycatcher    Myiagra erythrops     
and     127     Micronesian Myzomela    Myzomela rubratra     
25c     66     Black-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus ridibundus     
and     159     Palau Flycatcher    Myiagra erythrops     

1990.01   16.03.1990   Birds      
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope Palau Bush Warbler Cettia annae Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca Palau Cicadabird Coracina monacha
45c     208     Siberian Rubythroat    Luscinia calliope     
45c     182     Palau Bush Warbler    Cettia annae     
45c     205     Micronesian Starling    Aplonis opaca     
45c     150     Palau Cicadabird    Coracina monacha     

1990.02   10.08.1990   Lagoon life   25v sheet   

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White Tern  Gygis alba White-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon lepturus
25c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
and     58     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
and     64     Sanderling    Calidris alba     
25c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     

1990.03   28.11.1990   Christmas   5v strip   

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Palau Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus pelewensis White Tern  Gygis alba Eclectus Parrot  Eclectus roratus
25c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     
and     70     Palau Ground Dove    Gallicolumba canifrons     
25c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
25c     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     

1991.01   18.04.1991   Birds      
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Palau Fantail Rhipidura lepida Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis Swift Tern Thalasseus bergii Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Blue-faced Parrot-Finch Erythrura trichroa
4c     46     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
19c     158     Palau Fantail    Rhipidura lepida     
23c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
29c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     
35c     66     Swift Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
40c     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
45c     70     Micronesian Imperial Pigeon    Ducula oceanica     
50c     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
95c     26     Eastern Cattle Egret    Bubulcus coromandus     
1.34$     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
2$     215     Blue-faced Parrot-Finch    Erythrura trichroa     

1991.02   23.08.1991   Birds   Booklet   1991.01
Palau Fantail Rhipidura lepida Palau Fantail Rhipidura lepida
19c     158     Palau Fantail    Rhipidura lepida     cl
19c     158     Palau Fantail    Rhipidura lepida     cr

1991.03   23.08.1991   Birds   Booklet   1991.01
Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis
29c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     cl
29c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     cr

1991.04   23.08.1991   Birds   Booklet   1991.01
Palau Fantail Rhipidura lepida Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis
19c     158     Palau Fantail    Rhipidura lepida     cl
29c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     cr

1991.05   19.11.1991   PHILANIPPON '91   6v sheet   

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Brown Booby  Sula leucogaster Great Frigatebird  Fregata minor
29c     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
29c     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

1992.01   06.04.1992   Birds      
Palau Bush Warbler Cettia annae Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Palau Flycatcher Myiagra erythrops Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos Indian Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus
1c     182     Palau Bush Warbler    Cettia annae     
6c     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
20c     159     Palau Flycatcher    Myiagra erythrops     
52c     32     Little Pied Cormorant    Microcarbo melanoleucos     
75c     82     Indian Jungle Nightjar    Caprimulgus indicus     
5$     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     

1992.02   25.05.1992   Age of discovery   20v sheet   
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
29c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
and     66     Royal Tern    Thalasseus maximus     
29c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     

1992.03   05.06.1992   Environment and development conference   24v sheet   
Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis Collared Lory Phigys solitarius
29c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     
29c     73     Collared Lory    Phigys solitarius     
and     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
and     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

1992.04   10.09.1992   Birds      
Palau Bush Warbler Cettia annae
10$     182     Palau Bush Warbler    Cettia annae     

1992.05   01.10.1992   Christmas   5v strip   

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Palau Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus pelewensis Palau Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus pelewensis
29c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     
29c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     

1993.01   07.07.1993   Animals   4v set   
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
50c     31     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra     

1993.02   26.12.1993   Christmas   5v strip   
Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis
29c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     
29c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     

1994.01   22.04.1994   Sea birds      
Red-footed Booby Sula sula Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
50c     31     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
50c     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
50c     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
50c     32     Little Pied Cormorant    Microcarbo melanoleucos     

1994.02   16.08.1994   PHILAKOREA '94   Sheet   

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Palau Fantail  Rhipidura lepida Slaty-legged Crake  Rallina eurizonoides Palau Swiftlet  Aerodramus pelewensis Micronesian Kingfisher  Todiramphus cinnamominus Red-footed Booby  Sula sula Great Frigatebird  Fregata minor Palau Owl  Pyrroglaux podargina Palau Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus pelewensis
50c     158     Palau Fantail    Rhipidura lepida     
50c     46     Slaty-legged Crake    Rallina eurizonoides     
50c     85     Palau Swiftlet    Aerodramus pelewensis     
50c     92     Micronesian Kingfisher    Todiramphus cinnamominus     
50c     31     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
50c     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
50c     78     Palau Owl    Pyrroglaux podargina     
50c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     

1994.03   23.11.1994   Christmas   5v strip   
Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis
29c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     
29c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     

1995.01   24.03.1995   Birds      
Palau Swiftlet Aerodramus pelewensis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Indian Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
50c     85     Palau Swiftlet    Aerodramus pelewensis     
50c     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
50c     82     Indian Jungle Nightjar    Caprimulgus indicus     
50c     148     White-breasted Woodswallow    Artamus leucorynchus     

1995.02   22.04.1995   Earth day, prehistoric winged animals   18v sheet   
Diatryma Diatryma sp Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica Ichtyornis Ichtyornis sp
32c     0     Diatryma    Diatryma sp     
32c     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     
32c     0     Ichtyornis    Ichtyornis sp     

1995.03   15.08.1995   SINGAPORE '95   4v set   
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
32c     30     Australian Pelican    Pelecanus conspicillatus     

1995.04   15.09.1995   United Nations      
Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis
2$     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     MS

1995.05   01.10.1995   First anniversary of independence   4v set   
Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis
20c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     

1996.01   10.07.1996   Birds over the Palau lagoon   Sheet   

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Eclectus Parrot  Eclectus roratus Nankeen Heron  Nycticorax caledonicus Micronesian Imperial Pigeon  Ducula oceanica Eclectus Parrot  Eclectus roratus White Tern  Gygis alba Brown Noddy  Anous stolidus Nicobar Pigeon  Caloenas nicobarica Yellow Bittern  Ixobrychus sinensis Little Pied Cormorant  Microcarbo melanoleucos Black-naped Tern  Sterna sumatrana White-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon lepturus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo  Cacatua galerita Black Noddy  Anous minutus Bridled Tern  Onychoprion anaethetus Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra Grey-tailed Tattler  Tringa brevipes Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra Audubon's Shearwater  Puffinus lherminieri Black-headed Gull  Chroicocephalus ridibundus Ruddy Turnstone  Arenaria interpres
50c     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     
50c     26     Nankeen Heron    Nycticorax caledonicus     
50c     70     Micronesian Imperial Pigeon    Ducula oceanica     
50c     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     
50c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
50c     66     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
50c     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     
50c     26     Yellow Bittern    Ixobrychus sinensis     
50c     32     Little Pied Cormorant    Microcarbo melanoleucos     
50c     66     Black-naped Tern    Sterna sumatrana     
50c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
50c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
50c     66     Black Noddy    Anous minutus     
50c     66     Bridled Tern    Onychoprion anaethetus     
50c     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
50c     64     Grey-tailed Tattler    Tringa brevipes     
50c     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
50c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
50c     66     Black-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus ridibundus     
50c     64     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     

1997.01   05.04.1997   Palau's avian environment   12v sheet   

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Pacific Black Duck  Anas superciliosa Red Junglefowl  Gallus gallus Nicobar Pigeon  Caloenas nicobarica Micronesian Myzomela  Myzomela rubratra Yellow Bittern  Ixobrychus sinensis Eclectus Parrot  Eclectus roratus Micronesian Imperial Pigeon  Ducula oceanica Micronesian Starling  Aplonis opaca Collared Kingfisher  Todiramphus chloris Palau Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus pelewensis Tricolored Munia  Lonchura malacca
20c     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
20c     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
20c     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     
20c     127     Micronesian Myzomela    Myzomela rubratra     
20c     26     Yellow Bittern    Ixobrychus sinensis     
and     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
20c     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     
20c     70     Micronesian Imperial Pigeon    Ducula oceanica     
20c     205     Micronesian Starling    Aplonis opaca     
20c     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
20c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     
20c     215     Tricolored Munia    Lonchura malacca     

1997.02   02.06.1997   Hiroshige   5v sheet   
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Ornate Lorikeet Trichoglossus ornatus Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis Japanese Tit Parus minor
32c     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
32c     73     Ornate Lorikeet    Trichoglossus ornatus     
32c     48     Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis     
32c     175     Japanese Tit    Parus minor     

1997.03   02.06.1997   Hiroshige      
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
2$     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     MS
2$     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     MS

1999.01   01.02.1999   Environmental heroes   16v sheet   
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
33c     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
33c     227     Green Honeycreeper    Chlorophanes spiza     
and     227     Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer    Diglossa baritula     

2000.01   14.04.2000   Native birds of Palau   Sheet   

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Slaty-legged Crake  Rallina eurizonoides Micronesian Kingfisher  Todiramphus cinnamominus Little Pied Cormorant  Microcarbo melanoleucos Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra Nicobar Pigeon  Caloenas nicobarica Nankeen Heron  Nycticorax caledonicus
20c     46     Slaty-legged Crake    Rallina eurizonoides     
20c     92     Micronesian Kingfisher    Todiramphus cinnamominus     
20c     32     Little Pied Cormorant    Microcarbo melanoleucos     
20c     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
20c     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     
20c     26     Nankeen Heron    Nycticorax caledonicus     

2000.02   14.04.2000   Native birds of Palau   Sheet   

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Palau Ground Dove  Gallicolumba canifrons Palau Owl  Pyrroglaux podargina Palau Flycatcher  Myiagra erythrops Palau Bush Warbler  Cettia annae Palau Fantail  Rhipidura lepida Morningbird  Colluricincla tenebrosa
33c     70     Palau Ground Dove    Gallicolumba canifrons     
33c     78     Palau Owl    Pyrroglaux podargina     
33c     159     Palau Flycatcher    Myiagra erythrops     
33c     182     Palau Bush Warbler    Cettia annae     
33c     158     Palau Fantail    Rhipidura lepida     
33c     153     Morningbird    Colluricincla tenebrosa     

2000.03   14.04.2000   Native birds of Palau      
Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis Giant White-eye Megazosterops palauensis
2$     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     MS
2$     194     Giant White-eye    Megazosterops palauensis     MS

2000.04   20.06.2000   Prehistoric animals   6v sheet   
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
20c     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

2000.05   20.06.2000   New and recovering species   6v sheet   
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
33c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
33c     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
33c     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

2000.06   20.06.2000   New and recovering species   6v sheet   
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33c     14     Cackling Goose    Branta hutchinsii     
33c     78     Palau Owl    Pyrroglaux podargina     
33c     113     Jocotoco Antpitta    Grallaria ridgelyi     

2000.07   29.12.2000   Pacific flora and fauna   6v sheet   
33c     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusilla     

2001.01   26.12.2001   Birds of Palau   Sheet   

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Yellow-faced Myna  Mino dumontii Red-bellied Pitta  Pitta erythrogaster Red-bearded Bee-eater  Nyctyornis amictus Superb Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus superbus Coppersmith Barbet  Megalaima haemacephala Diard's Trogon  Harpactes diardii
55c     205     Yellow-faced Myna    Mino dumontii     
55c     109     Red-bellied Pitta    Pitta erythrogaster     
55c     95     Red-bearded Bee-eater    Nyctyornis amictus     
55c     70     Superb Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus superbus     
55c     103     Coppersmith Barbet    Megalaima haemacephala     
55c     88     Diard's Trogon    Harpactes diardii     

2001.02   26.12.2001   Birds of Palau   Sheet   

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Spectacled Monarch  Symposiachrus trivirgatus Banded Pitta  Pitta guajana Rufous-backed Kingfisher  Ceyx rufidorsa Pacific Robin  Petroica multicolor Australian Golden Whistler  Pachycephala pectoralis Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler  Ptilorrhoa castanonota
60c     159     Spectacled Monarch    Symposiachrus trivirgatus     
60c     109     Banded Pitta    Pitta guajana     
60c     92     Rufous-backed Kingfisher    Ceyx rufidorsa     
60c     164     Pacific Robin    Petroica multicolor     
60c     153     Australian Golden Whistler    Pachycephala pectoralis     
60c     139     Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler    Ptilorrhoa castanonota     

2001.03   26.12.2001   Birds of Palau      
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
2$     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     MS
2$     159     Asian Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone paradisi     MS

2002.01   20.02.2002   Birds      
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus Red-footed Booby Sula sula Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis Blue-faced Parrot-Finch Erythrura trichroa Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris Common Tern Sterna hirundo Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
1c     194     Silvereye    Zosterops lateralis     
2c     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
3c     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     
4c     31     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
5c     26     Eastern Cattle Egret    Bubulcus coromandus     
10c     127     Cardinal Myzomela    Myzomela cardinalis     
11c     215     Blue-faced Parrot-Finch    Erythrura trichroa     
15c     158     Rufous Fantail    Rhipidura rufifrons     
20c     19     White-faced Storm Petrel    Pelagodroma marina     
21c     158     Willie Wagtail    Rhipidura leucophrys     
23c     66     Black-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus ridibundus     
50c     64     Western Sandpiper    Calidris mauri     
57c     23     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     
70c     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
80c     46     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
1$     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
2$     51     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     
3$     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     
3.50$     64     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
3.95$     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
5$     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
10$     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

2003.01   01.04.2003   Birds      
Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
26c     153     Australian Golden Whistler    Pachycephala pectoralis     
37c     194     Silvereye    Zosterops lateralis     

2004.01   13.10.2004   Birds of Palau   Sheet   
Blue-faced Parrot-Finch Erythrura trichroa Palau Flycatcher Myiagra erythrops Palau Swiftlet Aerodramus pelewensis Citrine White-eye Zosterops semperi
80c     215     Blue-faced Parrot-Finch    Erythrura trichroa     
80c     159     Palau Flycatcher    Myiagra erythrops     
80c     85     Palau Swiftlet    Aerodramus pelewensis     
80c     194     Citrine White-eye    Zosterops semperi     

2004.02   13.10.2004   Birds of Palau      
Giant White-eye Megazosterops palauensis
2$     194     Giant White-eye    Megazosterops palauensis     MS

2004.03   13.10.2004   Prehistoric animals      
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
2$     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     MS

2005.01   26.01.2005   Lunar new year   Sheet   
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
50c     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
50c     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
50c     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
50c     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

2005.02   04.04.2005   H C Andersen   3v sheet   
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
1$     14     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     

2005.03   27.06.2005   Nature's wisdom   4v sheet   
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
80c     66     Ring-billed Gull    Larus delawarensis     

2006.01   21.02.2006   Birds      
Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
24c     54     Black Oystercatcher    Haematopus bachmani     
39c     26     Great Blue Heron    Ardea herodias     

2007.01   01.03.2007   Endemic birds   Sheet   

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Palau Owl  Pyrroglaux podargina Palau Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus pelewensis Palau Ground Dove  Gallicolumba canifrons Morningbird  Colluricincla tenebrosa Micronesian Megapode  Megapodius laperouse Micronesian Kingfisher  Todiramphus cinnamominus
50c     78     Palau Owl    Pyrroglaux podargina     
50c     70     Palau Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus pelewensis     
50c     70     Palau Ground Dove    Gallicolumba canifrons     
50c     153     Morningbird    Colluricincla tenebrosa     
50c     7     Micronesian Megapode    Megapodius laperouse     
50c     92     Micronesian Kingfisher    Todiramphus cinnamominus     

2007.02   01.03.2007   Endemic birds   Sheet   

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Palau Flycatcher  Myiagra erythrops Palau Fantail  Rhipidura lepida Palau Bush Warbler  Cettia annae Giant White-eye  Megazosterops palauensis Dusky White-eye  Zosterops finschii Palau Swiftlet  Aerodramus pelewensis
50c     159     Palau Flycatcher    Myiagra erythrops     
50c     158     Palau Fantail    Rhipidura lepida     
50c     182     Palau Bush Warbler    Cettia annae     
50c     194     Giant White-eye    Megazosterops palauensis     
50c     194     Dusky White-eye    Zosterops finschii     
50c     85     Palau Swiftlet    Aerodramus pelewensis     

2007.03   Birds of Southeast Asia   Sheet   

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Red-billed Leiothrix  Leiothrix lutea Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush  Garrulax pectoralis Wahnes's Parotia  Parotia wahnesi White-bellied Erpornis  Erpornis zantholeuca
80c     191     Red-billed Leiothrix    Leiothrix lutea     
80c     191     Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush    Garrulax pectoralis     
80c     163     Wahnes's Parotia    Parotia wahnesi     
80c     155     White-bellied Erpornis    Erpornis zantholeuca     

2007.04   Birds of Southeast Asia      
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise Diphyllodes respublica
2$     163     Wilson's Bird-of-paradise    Diphyllodes respublica     MS

2008.01   Sir Edmund Hillary   4v sheet   
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri
90c     72     Major Mitchell's Cockatoo    Lophochroa leadbeateri     
and     72     Palm Cockatoo    Probosciger aterrimus     

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Location: Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean
Population: 21,000
Climate: hot and humid
Terrain: varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs

Birds: 149 species; 10 endemic

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