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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1981.01   18.02.1981   Birds      
Blue-faced Parrot-Finch Erythrura trichroa Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Tanna Fruit Dove Ptilinopus tannensis
10f     215     Blue-faced Parrot-Finch    Erythrura trichroa     
20f     70     Pacific Emerald Dove    Chalcophaps longirostris     
30f     153     Australian Golden Whistler    Pachycephala pectoralis     
40f     70     Tanna Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus tannensis     

1982.01   08.02.1982   Birds      
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Buff-bellied Monarch Neolalage banksiana Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
15v     159     Melanesian Flycatcher    Myiagra caledonica     
20v     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
25v     159     Buff-bellied Monarch    Neolalage banksiana     
45v     158     Grey Fantail    Rhipidura albiscapa     

1985.01   26.03.1985   Audubon      
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
20v     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
35v     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
45v     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
100v     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     

1991.01   15.11.1991   Phila Nippon '91      
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Palm Lorikeet Charmosyna palmarum Pacific Robin Petroica multicolor Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
50v     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
55v     73     Palm Lorikeet    Charmosyna palmarum     
80v     164     Pacific Robin    Petroica multicolor     
100v     181     Pacific Swallow    Hirundo tahitica     

1991.02   15.11.1991   Phila Nippon '91      
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
150v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     MS

1994.01   27.07.1994   Tourism   4v set   
Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus
90v     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     

1997.01   04.06.1997   Coastal birds      
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Swift Tern Thalasseus bergii Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
25v     64     Sharp-tailed Sandpiper    Calidris acuminata     
55v     66     Swift Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
60v     32     Little Pied Cormorant    Microcarbo melanoleucos     
75v     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
80v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
90v     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

1999.01   12.05.1999   Birds      
Vanuatu Kingfisher Todiramphus farquhari Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
34v     92     Vanuatu Kingfisher    Todiramphus farquhari     
67v     76     Shining Bronze Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx lucidus     
73v     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
107v     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     

1999.02   12.05.1999   Birds      1999.01
Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
107v     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     MS

1999.03   Birds   Booklet   1999.01
Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
67v     76     Shining Bronze Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx lucidus     

1999.04   18.08.1999   China '99      1999.02
Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
107v     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     MS

1999.05   01.12.1999   Millennium   5v sheet   
Vanuatu Kingfisher Todiramphus farquhari
90v     92     Vanuatu Kingfisher    Todiramphus farquhari     

2001.01   01.02.2001   Birds      
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis Vanuatu White-eye Zosterops flavifrons Vanuatu Starling Aplonis santovestris Red-headed Parrot-Finch Erythrura cyaneovirens White-bellied Honeyeater Glycifohia notabilis
35v     127     Cardinal Myzomela    Myzomela cardinalis     
60v     194     Vanuatu White-eye    Zosterops flavifrons     
90v     205     Vanuatu Starling    Aplonis santovestris     
100v     215     Red-headed Parrot-Finch    Erythrura cyaneovirens     
110v     127     White-bellied Honeyeater    Glycifohia notabilis     

2002.01   30.01.2002   Year of eco tourism   5v set   
Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
75v     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     

2002.02   30.01.2002   Year of eco tourism   5v sheet   2002.01
Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
75v     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     Smaller

2004.01   14.07.2004   Tropicbirds of Vanuatu      
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
35v     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
50v     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
75v     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
135v     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
200v     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

2004.02   14.07.2004   Tropicbirds of Vanuatu   Sheet   2004.01

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Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda
35v     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
50v     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
75v     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
135v     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
200v     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

2005.01   02.03.2005   Lapita people   4v sheet   
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
110v     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

2007.01   07.02.2007   Herons of the reef      
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
10v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
20v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
50v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
70v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
250v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

2007.02   07.02.2007   Herons of the reef   Sheet   2007.01

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Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra
10v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
20v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
50v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
70v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
250v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

2008.01   26.11.2008   Greetings      
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Swift Tern Thalasseus bergii White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus White Tern Gygis alba
45v     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
100v     66     Swift Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
130v     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
250v     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     

2008.02   26.11.2008   Greetings      2008.01
White Tern Gygis alba
250v     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     MS

2009.01   28.03.2009   Mystery Island   4v set   
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
200v     66     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     

2009.02   28.03.2009   Mystery Island   4v sheet   2009.01
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
200v     66     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     

2009.03   23.09.2009   Charles Darwin      
Green Warbler-Finch Certhidea olivacea Common Cactus Finch Geospiza scandens
200v     227     Green Warbler-Finch    Certhidea olivacea     
and     227     Small Tree Finch    Camarhynchus parvulus     
200v     227     Common Cactus Finch    Geospiza scandens     
and     227     Sharp-beaked Ground Finch    Geospiza difficilis     

2009.04   25.11.2009   WWF   Sheet with 2 sets   

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Beach Stone-curlew  Esacus magnirostris Beach Stone-curlew  Esacus magnirostris Beach Stone-curlew  Esacus magnirostris Beach Stone-curlew  Esacus magnirostris
50v     51     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     
and     66     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     
90v     51     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     
130v     51     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     
150v     51     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     
and     66     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     

Vanuatu map

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean (formerly New Hebrides)
Population: 215,400
Climate: tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds
Terrain: mostly mountains of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains

Birds: 121 species. 7 endemic species.

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