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Bird stamps of Micronesia
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 1985 Audubon Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1985 Audubon American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 1985 Audubon
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1985 Audubon Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus 1985 Audubon Long-billed White-eye Rukia longirostra 1988 Birds Chuuk Monarch Metabolus rugensis 1988 Birds
Pohnpei Starling Aplonis pelzelni 1988 Birds Teardrop White-eye Rukia ruki 1988 Birds Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa 1988 Birds Yap Monarch Monarcha godeffroyi 1988 Birds Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor 1989 Hiroshige MS
Pohnpei Kingfisher Todiramphus reichenbachii 1990 WWF Pohnpei Kingfisher Todiramphus reichenbachii 1990 WWF Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica 1990 WWF Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica 1990 WWF
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1990 Anniversary for free association 3v set Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 1990 Anniversary for free association 3v set Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 1991 Desert Shield & Desert Storm 5v set
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 1991 Desert Shield & Desert Storm MS Purple-capped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus ponapensis 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet Pohnpei Kingfisher Todiramphus reichenbachii 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet
Island Swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet Long-billed White-eye Rukia longirostra 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet Pohnpei Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet
Pohnpei Flycatcher Myiagra pluto 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet White-fronted Ground Dove Pampusana kubaryi 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet
Pohnpei Fantail Rhipidura kubaryi 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet Grey-brown White-eye Zosterops ponapensis 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet Pohnpei Cicadabird Edolisoma insperatum 1991 Pohnpei rain forest 18v sheet
Ichtyornis Ichtyornis sp 1994 Philakorea 1994 3v strip Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1994 Migratory birds Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 1994 Migratory birds Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus 1994 Migratory birds Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis 1994 Migratory birds
Kosrae White-eye Zosterops cinereus 1998 Endemic birds Chuuk Monarch Metabolus rugensis 1998 Endemic birds Pohnpei Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus 1998 Endemic birds Yap Monarch Monarcha godeffroyi 1998 Endemic birds
Pohnpei Starling Aplonis pelzelni 1998 Endemic birds MS Black-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus zealandicus † 1999 Voyages of the Pacific 20v sheet Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 1999 Voyages of the Pacific 20v sheet African Penguin Spheniscus demersus 1999 Earth day 1999 20v sheet
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 1999 Earth day 1999 20v sheet Dodo Raphus cucullatus † 1999 Earth day 1999 20v sheet New Zealand Giant Moa Dinornis giganteus 1999 Earth day 1999 MS White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus 2001 One earth 6v sheet
Snowy Egret Egretta thula 2001 One earth 6v sheet Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 2001 One earth 6v sheet Common Gull Larus canus 2001 One earth (Jacques Yves Cousteau) MS Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica 2001 Prehistoric animals 4v set
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica 2001 Prehistoric animals 4v set Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica 2001 Prehistoric animals 6v sheet Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata 2001 Birds Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis 2001 Birds
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 2001 Birds Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica 2001 Birds Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii 2001 Birds Sheet Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 2001 Birds Sheet
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2001 Birds Sheet Micronesian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura versicolor 2001 Birds Sheet Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma 2001 Birds Sheet European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2001 Birds Sheet
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti 2001 Birds Sheet Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa 2001 Birds Sheet Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea 2001 Birds Sheet Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis 2001 Birds Sheet
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus 2001 Birds Sheet White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 2001 Birds Sheet Barred Cuckooshrike Coracina lineata 2001 Birds MS Emperor Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea guilielmi 2001 Birds MS MS
Not identified Not identified Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2002 Japanese art 6v sheet Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2002 Japanese art 6v sheet Not identified
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 2002 Japanese art 6v sheet Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2002 Japanese art 6v sheet Not identified Not identified
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus 2002 Japanese art Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus 2002 Definitives Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 2002 Definitives Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus 2002 Definitives
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis 2002 Definitives White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata 2002 Definitives Yap Monarch Monarcha godeffroyi 2002 Definitives Moluccan Eclectus Eclectus roratus 2002 Definitives Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita 2002 Definitives Giant White-eye Megazosterops palauensis 2002 Definitives
Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis 2002 Definitives Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 2002 Definitives Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 2002 Definitives Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica 2002 Definitives Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus 2003 Birds Sheet
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 2003 Birds Sheet Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna 2003 Birds Sheet Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus 2003 Birds Sheet American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 2003 Birds MS
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 2004 Definitives Ridgway's Rail Rallus obsoletus 2004 Definitives Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus 2004 Birds of the Pacific Sheet Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 2004 Birds of the Pacific Sheet Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus 2004 Birds of the Pacific Sheet Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans 2004 Birds of the Pacific Sheet
Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus 2004 Birds of the Pacific Sheet Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 2004 Birds of the Pacific Sheet Fiji Whistler Pachycephala vitiensis 2004 Birds of the Pacific MS European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2004 Christmas, madonna and child paintings 4v set Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 2006 Birds
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 2006 Birds Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana 2006 Birds Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus 2006 Birds Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala 2006 Birds Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus 2006 Birds
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2006 Birds African Penguin Spheniscus demersus 2007 Penguins Sheet Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2007 Penguins Sheet Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus 2007 Penguins Sheet
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti 2007 Penguins Sheet Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus 2007 Penguins Sheet Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome 2007 Penguins Sheet Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua 2007 Penguins MS
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 2009 Birds of the Pacific Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 2009 Birds of the Pacific White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae 2009 Birds of the Pacific Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus 2009 Birds of the Pacific Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus 2009 Birds of the Pacific Sheet
Red-footed Booby Sula sula 2009 Birds of the Pacific Sheet Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris 2009 Birds of the Pacific Sheet Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 2009 Birds of the Pacific Sheet Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii 2009 Birds of the Pacific Sheet
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus 2009 Birds of the Pacific Sheet Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris 2010 Charles Darwin 6v sheet Medium Ground Finch Geospiza fortis 2010 Charles Darwin 6v sheet Small Tree Finch Camarhynchus parvulus 2010 Charles Darwin 6v sheet Green Warbler-Finch Certhidea olivacea 2010 Charles Darwin 6v sheet
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 2011 The South Pole 4v sheet Malayan Banded Pitta Hydrornis irena 2013 Wildlife of Thailand 8v sheet Wrinkled Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus 2013 Wildlife of Thailand 8v sheet Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica 2013 Wildlife of Thailand 8v sheet Red-footed Booby Sula sula 2013 Wildlife of Thailand 8v sheet
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria 2013 Wildlife of Thailand 2v sheet Moluccan King Parrot Alisterus amboinensis 2014 Parrots Sheet Red-cheeked Parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi 2014 Parrots Sheet Camiguin Hanging Parrot Loriculus camiguinensis 2014 Parrots Sheet
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus 2014 Parrots Sheet Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri 2014 Parrots Sheet Blue-naped Parrot Tanygnathus lucionensis 2014 Parrots Sheet Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri 2014 Parrots MS
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 2014 Seabirds Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2014 Seabirds Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 2014 Seabirds Common Tern Sterna hirundo 2014 Seabirds
Common Gull Larus canus 2014 Seabirds White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 2014 Seabirds Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 2014 Seabirds Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 2014 Seabirds
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2015 London 2015, warblers Sheet Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 2015 London 2015, warblers Sheet Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 2015 London 2015, warblers Sheet Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola 2015 London 2015, warblers Sheet Common Whitethroat Curruca communis 2015 London 2015, warblers Sheet
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 2015 London 2015, warblers Sheet Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 2015 London 2015, warblers MS White Tern Gygis alba 2015 Birds of Micronesia Sheet Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus 2015 Birds of Micronesia Sheet
Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos 2015 Birds of Micronesia Sheet Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus 2015 Birds of Micronesia Sheet Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla 2015 Birds of Micronesia Sheet Reunion Grey White-eye Zosterops borbonicus 2015 Birds of Micronesia Sheet
Tricolored Parrotfinch Erythrura tricolor 2015 Birds of Micronesia MS
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Location: Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean
Population: 107,600
Climate: tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands
Terrain: islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Truk

Birds: 225 species. 18 endemic.

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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Long-billed White-eye Rukia longirostra
Chuuk Monarch Metabolus rugensis
Pohnpei Starling Aplonis pelzelni
Teardrop White-eye Rukia ruki
Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa
Yap Monarch Monarcha godeffroyi
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
Pohnpei Kingfisher Todiramphus reichenbachii
Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
Purple-capped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus ponapensis
Island Swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus
Pohnpei Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus
Pohnpei Flycatcher Myiagra pluto
White-fronted Ground Dove Pampusana kubaryi
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra
Pohnpei Fantail Rhipidura kubaryi
Grey-brown White-eye Zosterops ponapensis
Pohnpei Cicadabird Edolisoma insperatum
Ichtyornis Ichtyornis sp
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis
Kosrae White-eye Zosterops cinereus
Black-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus zealandicus †
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Dodo Raphus cucullatus †
New Zealand Giant Moa Dinornis giganteus
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
Common Gull Larus canus
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata
Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Micronesian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura versicolor
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Barred Cuckooshrike Coracina lineata
Emperor Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea guilielmi
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
Moluccan Eclectus Eclectus roratus
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Giant White-eye Megazosterops palauensis
Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Ridgway's Rail Rallus obsoletus
Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus
Fiji Whistler Pachycephala vitiensis
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris
Medium Ground Finch Geospiza fortis
Small Tree Finch Camarhynchus parvulus
Green Warbler-Finch Certhidea olivacea
Malayan Banded Pitta Hydrornis irena
Wrinkled Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
Moluccan King Parrot Alisterus amboinensis
Red-cheeked Parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi
Camiguin Hanging Parrot Loriculus camiguinensis
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
Blue-naped Parrot Tanygnathus lucionensis
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
White Tern Gygis alba
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
Reunion Grey White-eye Zosterops borbonicus
Tricolored Parrotfinch Erythrura tricolor

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