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Bird stamps from Trinidad & Tobago

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1960.01   24.09.1960   Definitives      
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci
25c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
1.20$     21     Copper-rumped Hummingbird    Saucerottia tobaci     

1962.01   31.08.1962   Independence   5v set   
Lesser Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea minor Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
35c     172     Lesser Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea minor     
60c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

1969.01   01.04.1969   Definitives      
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda Green Hermit Phaethornis guy Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
5c     10     Rufous-vented Chachalaca    Ortalis ruficauda     wmk sideways
10c     21     Green Hermit    Phaethornis guy     
40c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

1970.01   01.07.1970   Overprint NATIONAL COMMERCIAL on 1969.01      
5c     10     Rufous-vented Chachalaca    Ortalis ruficauda     

1973.01   Definitives      1969.01
5c     10     Rufous-vented Chachalaca    Ortalis ruficauda     wmk upright

1976.01   02.08.1976   Definitives      1969.01
10c     21     Green Hermit    Phaethornis guy     New wmk

1979.01   04.10.1979   Sir Rowland Hill, stamp on stamp   3v set, p 13   1962.01
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
25c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

1979.02   04.10.1979   Sir Rowland Hill, stamp on stamp   3v sheet, p 13½x14   1962.01
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
25c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

1980.01   06.05.1980   Scarlet Ibis   Strip   
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
50c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
50c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
50c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
50c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
50c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

1981.01   07.07.1981   Environmental protection   3v set   
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
3$     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

1986.01   25.09.1986   Dr Eric Williams   5v set   
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
95c     73     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1989.01   31.07.1989   Rare fauna of Trinidad & Tobago   5v set   
Trinidad Piping Guan Pipile pipile
1$     10     Trinidad Piping Guan    Pipile pipile     

1990.01   07.09.1990   WWF      
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
40c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
80c     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
1$     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     
2.25$     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

1990.02   17.12.1990   Birds   Script wmk   
Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
20c     252     Yellow Oriole    Icterus nigrogularis     
25c     107     Green-rumped Parrotlet    Forpus passerinus     
40c     122     Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana     
50c     21     Copper-rumped Hummingbird    Saucerottia tobaci     
1$     256     Bananaquit    Coereba flaveola     
2$     240     Violaceous Euphonia    Euphonia violacea     
2.25$     98     Channel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos vitellinus     
2.50$     256     Bay-headed Tanager    Tangara gyrola     
5$     256     Green Honeycreeper    Chlorophanes spiza     
10$     70     Western Cattle Egret    Ardea ibis     
20$     102     Golden-olive Woodpecker    Colaptes rubiginosus     
50$     104     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     

1994.01   18.02.1994   Hong Kong '94      1990.02
Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
25c     107     Green-rumped Parrotlet    Forpus passerinus     
40c     122     Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana     
2$     240     Violaceous Euphonia    Euphonia violacea     
10$     70     Western Cattle Egret    Ardea ibis     

1994.02   Birds   Block wmk   1990.02
25c     107     Green-rumped Parrotlet    Forpus passerinus     

1995.01   Birds   Block wmk   1990.02
50c     21     Copper-rumped Hummingbird    Saucerottia tobaci     

1996.01   Birds   Block wmk   1990.02
5$     256     Green Honeycreeper    Chlorophanes spiza     

1997.01   03.02.1997   Hong Kong '97   Block wmk   1990.02
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
5$     256     Green Honeycreeper    Chlorophanes spiza     MS

1997.02   03.03.1997   Birds   Block wmk   1990.02
1$     256     Bananaquit    Coereba flaveola     
2$     240     Violaceous Euphonia    Euphonia violacea     

1998.01   14.10.1998   Birds   Block wmk   1990.02
2.50$     256     Bay-headed Tanager    Tangara gyrola     
10$     70     Western Cattle Egret    Ardea ibis     
20$     102     Golden-olive Woodpecker    Colaptes rubiginosus     

1999.01   Birds   Block wmk   1990.02
40c     122     Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana     

1999.02   24.05.1999   Surcharge on 1990.02, 1999.01      
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
75c     122     Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana     
75c     122     Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana     

2001.01   26.01.2001   Surcharge on 1990.02      
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
75c     98     Channel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos vitellinus     

2001.02   13.02.2001   Definitives   10v set   
Trinidad Piping Guan Pipile pipile
20$     10     Trinidad Piping Guan    Pipile pipile     

2002.01   17.04.2002   Hummingbirds      
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus White-chested Emerald Chrysuronia brevirostris
1$     21     Rufous-breasted Hermit    Glaucis hirsutus     
2.50$     21     Black-throated Mango    Anthracothorax nigricollis     
3.25$     21     Tufted Coquette    Lophornis ornatus     
3.75$     21     White-chested Emerald    Chrysuronia brevirostris     

2002.02   Hummingbirds   5x1$ booklet   2002.01
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus
1$     21     Rufous-breasted Hermit    Glaucis hirsutus     

2002.03   Hummingbirds   10x1$ booklet   2002.01
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus
1$     21     Rufous-breasted Hermit    Glaucis hirsutus     

2002.04   Hummingbirds   20x1$ booklet   2002.01
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus
1$     21     Rufous-breasted Hermit    Glaucis hirsutus     

2002.05   Hummingbirds   10x3.25$ booklet   2002.01
Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus
3.25$     21     Tufted Coquette    Lophornis ornatus     

2003.01   24.02.2003   Treasures of the rainforest   10v booklet, sa   
Trinidad Motmot Momotus bahamensis Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
1$     92     Trinidad Motmot    Momotus bahamensis     
1$     98     Channel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos vitellinus     
1$     102     Lineated Woodpecker    Dryocopus lineatus     

2009.01   16.11.2009   CHOGM   5v set   
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
5.25$     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

2010.01   26.05.2010   LONDON 2010/Biodiversity   10v sheet   
Trinidad Piping Guan Pipile pipile Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
3.75$     78     Ornate Hawk-Eagle    Spizaetus ornatus     
4.50$     10     Trinidad Piping Guan    Pipile pipile     

2010.02   26.05.2010   LONDON 2010/Biodiversity   10v sheet   
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus White-chested Emerald Chrysuronia brevirostris
3.75$     75     Black Vulture    Coragyps atratus     
3.75$     21     White-chested Emerald    Chrysuronia brevirostris     

2012.01   Surcharge on 1990.02      
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
1$     98     Channel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos vitellinus     

2013.01   Surcharge on 1990.02      
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
1$     256     Bay-headed Tanager    Tangara gyrola     Value op

2013.02   Surcharge on 1990.02      
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
1$     256     Bay-headed Tanager    Tangara gyrola     Black rectangle op

2013.03   04.07.2013   CARICOM, surcharge on 2009.01   4v set   
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
1$     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

2014.01   Surcharge on 1990.02      
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
1$     256     Bay-headed Tanager    Tangara gyrola     Full width op

2014.02   20.06.2014   Diplomatic relations Trinidad and China   4v set   
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
3.25$     32     Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis     
4$     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

2014.03   20.06.2014   Diplomatic relations Trinidad and China   Sheet   2014.02
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
3.25$     32     Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis     
4$     69     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber     

2017.01   Surcharge on 1990.02      
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
3$     256     Bay-headed Tanager    Tangara gyrola     

2017.02   Surcharge on 1990.02      
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
3.25$     256     Green Honeycreeper    Chlorophanes spiza     

2017.03   Surcharge on 2002.01      
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis White-chested Emerald Chrysuronia brevirostris
1$     21     Black-throated Mango    Anthracothorax nigricollis     
1$     21     White-chested Emerald    Chrysuronia brevirostris     

2018.01   01.01.2018   Surcharge on 1990.02      
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
1$     122     Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana     

2020.01   Surcharge on 2010.01   10v sheet   
Trinidad Piping Guan Pipile pipile Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
2$     10     Trinidad Piping Guan    Pipile pipile     
2$     78     Ornate Hawk-Eagle    Spizaetus ornatus     

2020.02   Surcharge on 2010.02   10v sheet   
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus White-chested Emerald Chrysuronia brevirostris
2$     75     Black Vulture    Coragyps atratus     
2$     21     White-chested Emerald    Chrysuronia brevirostris     

2025.01   Caricom 50 years, surcharge on 1990.02      
Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus
1.00$     102     Golden-olive Woodpecker    Colaptes rubiginosus     

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Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
Population: 1 million
Climate: tropical; rainy season
Terrain: mostly plains with some hills and low mountains

Birds: 468 species. 1 endemic species: Trinidad Piping-Guan, on 1989 Rare fauna of Trinidad & Tobago and on 2001 Definitives.
National bird: Scarlet Ibis (Trinidad), Rufous-vented Chacalaca (Tobago)

Links:
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