Bird stamps of St Helena
St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1953 Definitives Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris  1961 Definitives Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis  1961 Definitives White Tern Gygis alba  1961 Definitives St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1972 Royal Silver Wedding
White Tern Gygis alba  1972 Royal Silver Wedding St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1972 Royal Silver Wedding White Tern Gygis alba  1972 Royal Silver Wedding
St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1975 Centenary of publication of St. Helena 4v set Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus  1982 Charles Darwin 4v set Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar  1982 Charles Darwin 4v set Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora  1983 Birds
Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis  1983 Birds Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild  1983 Birds Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris  1983 Birds St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1984 New coinage 4v set Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata  1985 Audubon 4v set
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus  1985 Audubon 4v set Brown Noddy Anous stolidus  1985 Audubon 4v set St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1993 Endangered species
St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1993 Endangered species St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1993 Endangered species St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1993 Endangered species
St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1993 Endangered species St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1993 Endangered species Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris  1993 Birds Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar  1993 Birds
Rock Dove Columba livia  1993 Birds Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild  1993 Birds Common Myna Acridotheres tristis  1993 Birds Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora  1993 Birds Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus  1993 Birds
Band-rumped Storm Petrel Hydrobates castro  1993 Birds Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis  1993 Birds White Tern Gygis alba  1993 Birds Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus  1993 Birds
St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1993 Birds St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1995 Harpers Valley earth dam 5v set Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis  1997 Hong Kong 97  MS St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  1997 Return of Hong Kong to China  MS St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2002 Birdlife International p 14¼x14
St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2002 Birdlife International p 14¼x14 St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2002 Birdlife International p 14¼x14 St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2002 Birdlife International p 14¼x14 St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2002 BirdLife International Sheet, p 14½x14¼ St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2002 BirdLife International Sheet, p 14½x14¼
St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2002 BirdLife International Sheet, p 14½x14¼ St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2002 BirdLife International Sheet, p 14½x14¼ St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2002 BirdLife International Sheet, p 14½x14¼ St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2003 Tourism 12v sheet
Common Tern Sterna hirundo  2003 Tourism 12v sheet St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2006 Anniversaries 8v set Black Noddy Anous minutus  2007 BirdLife International Band-rumped Storm Petrel Hydrobates castro  2007 BirdLife International
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra  2007 BirdLife International Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus  2007 BirdLife International Mute Swan Cygnus olor  2007 Christmas 6v set Black Swan Cygnus atratus  2007 Christmas 6v set
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus  2007 Christmas 6v set Brown Booby Sula leucogaster  2008 Seabirds Brown Noddy Anous stolidus  2008 Seabirds White Tern Gygis alba  2008 Seabirds
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus  2008 Seabirds White Tern Gygis alba  2015 Definitives Zebra Dove Geopelia striata  2015 Definitives Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar  2015 Definitives
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster  2015 Definitives Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora  2015 Definitives Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus  2015 Definitives Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus  2015 Definitives
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra  2015 Definitives Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus  2015 Definitives Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris  2015 Definitives Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis  2015 Definitives
St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2015 Definitives White Tern Gygis alba  2015 Definitives Sheet Zebra Dove Geopelia striata  2015 Definitives Sheet Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar  2015 Definitives Sheet
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster  2015 Definitives Sheet Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora  2015 Definitives Sheet Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus  2015 Definitives Sheet Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus  2015 Definitives Sheet
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra  2015 Definitives Sheet Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus  2015 Definitives Sheet Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris  2015 Definitives Sheet Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis  2015 Definitives Sheet
St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae  2015 Definitives Sheet Brown Noddy Anous stolidus  2021 Birds at nest White Tern Gygis alba  2021 Birds at nest Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus  2021 Birds at nest
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra  2021 Birds at nest Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus  2021 Birds at nest  MS St. Helena Crake Zapornia astrictocarpus †  2023 Extinct birds
St. Helena Rail Aphanocrex podarces †  2023 Extinct birds St. Helena Cuckoo Nannococcyx psix †  2023 Extinct birds St. Helena Hoopoe Upupa antaios †  2023 Extinct birds St. Helena Dove Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos  2023 Extinct birds  MS
Saint Helena map

Location: Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about mid-way between South America and Africa
Population: 4,000
Climate: tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds
Terrain: rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains

Birds: 127 species, 1 endemic

Links:
Saint Helena Post Office postal administration website
Saint Helena CIA - The World Factbook



BIRD SPECIES SHOWN

St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae
Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
White Tern Gygis alba
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Rock Dove Columba livia
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Band-rumped Storm Petrel Hydrobates castro
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Black Noddy Anous minutus
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
St. Helena Crake Zapornia astrictocarpus †
St. Helena Rail Aphanocrex podarces †
St. Helena Cuckoo Nannococcyx psix †
St. Helena Hoopoe Upupa antaios †
St. Helena Dove Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos


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