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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1975.01   12.11.1975   Bar hiding "British"      Br Solomon 1973.01, 1975.01
1c     155     Oriole Whistler    Pachycephala orioloides     
2c     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
3c     70     Claret-breasted Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus viridis     
4c     50     Red-backed Buttonquail    Turnix maculosus     
2$     73     Duchess Lorikeet    Charmosyna margarethae     
5$     30     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

1976.01   08.03.1976   Definitives      1975.01
Oriole Whistler Pachycephala orioloides Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Claret-breasted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus viridis Red-backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosus Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Duchess Lorikeet Charmosyna margarethae
1c     155     Oriole Whistler    Pachycephala orioloides     
2c     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
3c     70     Claret-breasted Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus viridis     
4c     50     Red-backed Buttonquail    Turnix maculosus     
5c     160     Willie Wagtail    Rhipidura leucophrys     New
12c     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     New
2$     73     Duchess Lorikeet    Charmosyna margarethae     

1976.02   06.12.1976   Definitives      
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
5$     30     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

1982.01   15.05.1982   Sanford's Sea Eagle      
Sanford's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi Sanford's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi Sanford's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi Sanford's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi Sanford's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi Sanford's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi
12c     37     Sanford's Sea Eagle    Haliaeetus sanfordi     
12c     37     Sanford's Sea Eagle    Haliaeetus sanfordi     
12c     37     Sanford's Sea Eagle    Haliaeetus sanfordi     
12c     37     Sanford's Sea Eagle    Haliaeetus sanfordi     
12c     37     Sanford's Sea Eagle    Haliaeetus sanfordi     
12c     37     Sanford's Sea Eagle    Haliaeetus sanfordi     

1984.01   21.09.1984   Ausipex      
Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Nankeen Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
12c     32     Little Pied Cormorant    Microcarbo melanoleucos     
18c     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
35c     26     Nankeen Heron    Nycticorax caledonicus     
1$     90     Oriental Dollarbird    Eurystomus orientalis     

1984.02   21.09.1984   Ausipex   Sheet   1984.01
Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Nankeen Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
12c     32     Little Pied Cormorant    Microcarbo melanoleucos     
18c     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
35c     26     Nankeen Heron    Nycticorax caledonicus     
1$     90     Oriental Dollarbird    Eurystomus orientalis     

1985.01   25.11.1985   Audubon   3v sheet   
Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus
50c     36     Western Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     

1987.01   15.07.1987   Mangrove Kingfisher      
Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusillus Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusillus Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusillus Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusillus
60c     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusillus     
60c     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusillus     
60c     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusillus     
60c     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusillus     

1988.01   12.02.1988   IFAD anniversary   4v set   
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
1$     66     Black-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus ridibundus     
and     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     

1989.01   20.07.1989   Apollo 11   4v set   
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
70c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     

1990.01   05.12.1990   Birdpex '90      
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio MacKinlay's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia mackinlayi Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot Micropsitta finschii
10c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
25c     70     MacKinlay's Cuckoo-Dove    Macropygia mackinlayi     
30c     70     Superb Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus superbus     
45c     129     Cardinal Myzomela    Myzomela cardinalis     
2$     73     Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot    Micropsitta finschii     

1993.01   21.09.1993   WWF      
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
30c     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     
50c     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     
65c     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     
70c     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     
1.10$     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     
3$     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     

1995.01   17.02.1995   Tourism      
Yellow-bibbed Lory Lorius chlorocercus
4$     73     Yellow-bibbed Lory    Lorius chlorocercus     MS

1996.01   10.04.1996   Lories      
Palm Lorikeet Charmosyna palmarum Duchess Lorikeet Charmosyna margarethae Yellow-bibbed Lory Lorius chlorocercus Cardinal Lory Chalcopsitta cardinalis Meek's Lorikeet Charmosyna meeki
75c     73     Palm Lorikeet    Charmosyna palmarum     
1.05$     73     Duchess Lorikeet    Charmosyna margarethae     
1.20$     73     Yellow-bibbed Lory    Lorius chlorocercus     
1.35$     73     Cardinal Lory    Chalcopsitta cardinalis     
1.45$     73     Meek's Lorikeet    Charmosyna meeki     

1996.02   10.04.1996   Lories      
Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
3$     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     MS

1996.03   21.10.1996   Taipei '96      
Sanford's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi
1.50$     37     Sanford's Sea Eagle    Haliaeetus sanfordi     MS

1997.01   05.12.1997   Bangkok '97   2v sheet   
Oriole Whistler Pachycephala orioloides
1.50$     155     Oriole Whistler    Pachycephala orioloides     

1999.01   02.07.1999   PhilexFrance 99   12v sheet   
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
1$     30     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

2000.01   30.11.2000   East Rennell Island, world heritage site   4v set   
Rennell Shrikebill Clytorhynchus hamlini
4$     161     Rennell Shrikebill    Clytorhynchus hamlini     

2001.01   01.02.2001   Birds definitives      
Yellow-throated White-eye Zosterops metcalfii Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Blyth's Hornbill Rhyticeros plicatus Long-tailed Myna Mino kreffti Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus Variable Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx lepidus Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus
5c     201     Yellow-throated White-eye    Zosterops metcalfii     
20c     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
50c     98     Blyth's Hornbill    Rhyticeros plicatus     
80c     213     Long-tailed Myna    Mino kreffti     
90c     223     Blue-faced Parrotfinch    Erythrura trichroa     
1$     66     Greater Crested Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
2$     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
3$     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     
4$     92     Variable Dwarf Kingfisher    Ceyx lepidus     
10$     51     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     
20$     37     Brahminy Kite    Haliastur indus     
50$     70     Superb Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus superbus     

2004.01   15.11.2004   BirdLife International, rails   Sheet   

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Pale-vented Bush-hen  Amaurornis moluccana Buff-banded Rail  Gallirallus philippensis Purple Swamphen  Porphyrio porphyrio Woodford's Rail  Nesoclopeus woodfordi Roviana Rail  Gallirallus rovianae Makira Woodhen  Gallinula silvestris
2.10$     46     Pale-vented Bush-hen    Amaurornis moluccana     
2.10$     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
2.10$     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
2.10$     46     Woodford's Rail    Nesoclopeus woodfordi     
2.10$     46     Roviana Rail    Gallirallus rovianae     
2.10$     46     Makira Woodhen    Gallinula silvestris     

2004.02   15.11.2004   BirdLife International, owls and nightjars   Sheet   

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Solomons Boobook  Ninox jacquinoti White-throated Nightjar  Eurostopodus mystacalis Solomons Boobook  Ninox jacquinoti White-throated Nightjar  Eurostopodus mystacalis Solomons Frogmouth  Rigidipenna inexpectata Fearful Owl  Nesasio solomonensis
5$     78     Solomons Boobook    Ninox jacquinoti     
5$     82     White-throated Nightjar    Eurostopodus mystacalis     
5$     78     Solomons Boobook    Ninox jacquinoti     
5$     82     White-throated Nightjar    Eurostopodus mystacalis     
5$     79     Solomons Frogmouth    Rigidipenna inexpectata     
5$     78     Fearful Owl    Nesasio solomonensis     

2004.03   15.11.2004   BirdLife International, kingfishers   Sheet   

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Beach Kingfisher  Todiramphus saurophagus Collared Kingfisher  Todiramphus chloris Ultramarine Kingfisher  Todiramphus leucopygius Moustached Kingfisher  Actenoides bougainvillei Little Kingfisher  Ceyx pusillus Variable Dwarf Kingfisher  Ceyx lepidus
7.50$     92     Beach Kingfisher    Todiramphus saurophagus     
7.50$     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
7.50$     92     Ultramarine Kingfisher    Todiramphus leucopygius     
7.50$     92     Moustached Kingfisher    Actenoides bougainvillei     
7.50$     92     Little Kingfisher    Ceyx pusillus     
7.50$     92     Variable Dwarf Kingfisher    Ceyx lepidus     

2005.01   01.09.2005   BirdLife International, parrots   Sheet   

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Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot  Micropsitta finschii Cardinal Lory  Chalcopsitta cardinalis Broad-crested Corella  Cacatua ducorpsii Eclectus Parrot  Eclectus roratus Coconut Lorikeet  Trichoglossus haematodus Singing Parrot  Geoffroyus heteroclitus
2.10$     73     Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot    Micropsitta finschii     
2.10$     73     Cardinal Lory    Chalcopsitta cardinalis     
2.10$     72     Broad-crested Corella    Cacatua ducorpsii     
2.10$     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     
2.10$     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
2.10$     73     Singing Parrot    Geoffroyus heteroclitus     

2005.02   01.09.2005   BirdLife International, pigeons   Sheet   

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Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon  Ducula rubricera Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus solomonensis Claret-breasted Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus viridis Nicobar Pigeon  Caloenas nicobarica Stephan's Emerald Dove  Chalcophaps stephani Crested Cuckoo-Dove  Reinwardtoena crassirostris
5$     70     Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon    Ducula rubricera     
5$     70     Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus solomonensis     
5$     70     Claret-breasted Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus viridis     
5$     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     
5$     70     Stephan's Emerald Dove    Chalcophaps stephani     
5$     70     Crested Cuckoo-Dove    Reinwardtoena crassirostris     

2005.03   01.09.2005   BirdLife International   Sheet   

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Pied Goshawk  Accipiter albogularis Imitator Goshawk  Accipiter imitator Buff-headed Coucal  Centropus milo Black-faced Pitta  Pitta anerythra Melanesian Megapode  Megapodius eremita Blyth's Hornbill  Rhyticeros plicatus
7.50$     37     Pied Goshawk    Accipiter albogularis     
7.50$     37     Imitator Goshawk    Accipiter imitator     
7.50$     76     Buff-headed Coucal    Centropus milo     
7.50$     111     Black-faced Pitta    Pitta anerythra     
7.50$     7     Melanesian Megapode    Megapodius eremita     
7.50$     98     Blyth's Hornbill    Rhyticeros plicatus     

2006.01   04.12.2006   The tales of Beatrix Potter   6v set   
European Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco
1.50$     216     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     
1.90$     78     Tawny Owl    Strix aluco     

2006.02   04.12.2006   The tales of Beatrix Potter   6v sheet   2006.01
European Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco
1.50$     216     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     
1.90$     78     Tawny Owl    Strix aluco     

2012.01   05.06.2012   Lighthouses   Sheet   
Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus Red-billed Gull Chroicocephalus scopulinus Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
9$     66     Black-fronted Tern    Chlidonias albostriatus     
9$     66     Red-billed Gull    Chroicocephalus scopulinus     
9$     66     Silver Gull    Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae     
9$     66     Bridled Tern    Onychoprion anaethetus     

2012.02   05.06.2012   Lighthouses      
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
27$     66     Gull-billed Tern    Gelochelidon nilotica     MS

2012.03   05.06.2012   Birds of prey   Sheet   
Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
9$     37     Pacific Baza    Aviceda subcristata     
9$     37     Brahminy Kite    Haliastur indus     
9$     37     Whistling Kite    Haliastur sphenurus     
9$     37     White-bellied Sea Eagle    Haliaeetus leucogaster     

2012.04   05.06.2012   Birds of prey      
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
27$     37     Swamp Harrier    Circus approximans     MS

2012.05   05.06.2012   Owls   Sheet   
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Solomons Boobook Ninox jacquinoti Fearful Owl Nesasio solomonensis
9$     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
9$     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
9$     78     Solomons Boobook    Ninox jacquinoti     
9$     78     Fearful Owl    Nesasio solomonensis     

2012.06   05.06.2012   Owls      
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
27$     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     MS

2012.07   05.06.2012   Birds   Sheet   
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
9$     160     Willie Wagtail    Rhipidura leucophrys     
9$     129     Cardinal Myzomela    Myzomela cardinalis     
9$     220     Olive-backed Sunbird    Cinnyris jugularis     
9$     160     Rufous Fantail    Rhipidura rufifrons     

2012.08   05.06.2012   Birds      
Oriole Whistler Pachycephala orioloides
27$     155     Oriole Whistler    Pachycephala orioloides     MS

2013.01   15.02.2013   WWF      
Broad-crested Corella Cacatua ducorpsii Broad-crested Corella Cacatua ducorpsii Broad-crested Corella Cacatua ducorpsii Broad-crested Corella Cacatua ducorpsii
7$     72     Broad-crested Corella    Cacatua ducorpsii     
7$     72     Broad-crested Corella    Cacatua ducorpsii     
7$     72     Broad-crested Corella    Cacatua ducorpsii     
7$     72     Broad-crested Corella    Cacatua ducorpsii     

2013.02   15.02.2013   WWF   Sheet with 2 sets   2013.01
Broad-crested Corella Cacatua ducorpsii Broad-crested Corella Cacatua ducorpsii Broad-crested Corella Cacatua ducorpsii Broad-crested Corella Cacatua ducorpsii
7$     72     Broad-crested Corella    Cacatua ducorpsii     
7$     72     Broad-crested Corella    Cacatua ducorpsii     
7$     72     Broad-crested Corella    Cacatua ducorpsii     
7$     72     Broad-crested Corella    Cacatua ducorpsii     

2013.03   15.02.2013   WWF      
35$     72     Broad-crested Corella    Cacatua ducorpsii     MS

2013.04   15.03.2013   Birds   Sheet   

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Great Egret  Ardea alba Superb Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus superbus Blue-crowned Lorikeet  Vini australis Fan-tailed Cuckoo  Cacomantis flabelliformis
5$     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba     
5$     70     Superb Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus superbus     
5$     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     
5$     76     Fan-tailed Cuckoo    Cacomantis flabelliformis     

2013.05   15.03.2013   Birds      
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
24$     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     MS

2013.06   15.03.2013   Birds   Sheet   

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Paradise Riflebird  Ptiloris paradiseus Nicobar Pigeon  Caloenas nicobarica Silver-capped Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus richardsii Brush Cuckoo  Cacomantis variolosus
5$     165     Paradise Riflebird    Ptiloris paradiseus     
5$     70     Nicobar Pigeon    Caloenas nicobarica     
5$     70     Silver-capped Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus richardsii     
5$     76     Brush Cuckoo    Cacomantis variolosus     

2013.07   15.03.2013   Birds      
Oriole Whistler Pachycephala orioloides
24$     155     Oriole Whistler    Pachycephala orioloides     MS

Solomon Islands map

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean
Population: 581,300
Climate: tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather
Terrain: mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls

Birds: 289 species. 71 endemic species.

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