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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1978.01   25.01.1978   Wild birds      
Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra White Tern Gygis alba Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
8c     27     Pacific Imperial Pigeon    Ducula pacifica     
20c     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
30c     52     White Tern    Gygis alba     
40c     65     Lesser Frigatebird    Fregata ariel     

1985.01   12.02.1985   Audubon      
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
1c     102     Northern Flicker    Colaptes auratus     
1c     122     Say's Phoebe    Sayornis saya     
25c     250     Townsend's Warbler    Setophaga townsendi     
25c     175     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     
50c     250     Prothonotary Warbler    Protonotaria citrea     
50c     250     Worm-eating Warbler    Helmitheros vermivorum     
70c     78     Broad-winged Hawk    Buteo platypterus     
70c     78     Northern Harrier    Circus hudsonius     

1985.02   27.02.1985   Birds and their eggs      
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Black Noddy Anous minutus White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
15c     52     Black-naped Tern    Sterna sumatrana     
40c     52     Black Noddy    Anous minutus     
50c     57     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
60c     52     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     

1988.01   02.03.1988   Birds      
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus White Tern Gygis alba Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Red-footed Booby Sula sula Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis
5c     13     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
10c     52     White Tern    Gygis alba     
15c     52     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
20c     63     Phoenix Petrel    Pterodroma alba     
25c     43     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
30c     52     Greater Crested Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
35c     52     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     
40c     49     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     
45c     49     Bar-tailed Godwit    Limosa lapponica     
50c     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
55c     65     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
60c     66     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
70c     49     Red-necked Stint    Calidris ruficollis     
1$     24     Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo    Urodynamis taitensis     
2$     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
5$     30     Buff-banded Rail    Hypotaenidia philippensis     

1989.01   22.02.1989   Overprint OFFICIAL on 1988.01      
5c     13     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
10c     52     White Tern    Gygis alba     
15c     52     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
20c     63     Phoenix Petrel    Pterodroma alba     
25c     43     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
30c     52     Greater Crested Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
35c     52     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     
40c     49     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     
45c     49     Bar-tailed Godwit    Limosa lapponica     
50c     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
55c     65     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
60c     66     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
70c     49     Red-necked Stint    Calidris ruficollis     
1$     24     Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo    Urodynamis taitensis     
2$     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
5$     30     Buff-banded Rail    Hypotaenidia philippensis     

1993.01   02.11.1993   Greenhouse effect   4v set   
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
1.50$     52     European Herring Gull    Larus argentatus     p 13½

1993.02   02.11.1993   Greenhouse effect   4v sheet   1993.01
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
1.50$     52     European Herring Gull    Larus argentatus     p 14¼x14

1994.01   31.08.1994   SINGPEX 94      1988.01
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus White Tern Gygis alba Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
5c     13     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
10c     52     White Tern    Gygis alba     
40c     49     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     
45c     49     Bar-tailed Godwit    Limosa lapponica     

1997.01   29.05.1997   Pacific 97   4v set   
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
60c     8     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
1.50$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     

1999.01   11.06.1999   Kosovo relief overprint on 1988.01      
Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis
20c     63     Phoenix Petrel    Pterodroma alba     
35c     52     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     
55c     65     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
1$     24     Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo    Urodynamis taitensis     

2000.01   08.03.2000   Marine life   6v sheet   
Common Tern Sterna hirundo Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
90c     52     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     
90c     57     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     

2000.02   08.03.2000   Marine life   6v sheet   
Not identified Not identified
90c          Not identified    Not identified     

2000.03   08.03.2000   Marine life   6v sheet   
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Red Knot Calidris canutus
90c     65     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
90c     66     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
90c     49     Red Knot    Calidris canutus     

2000.04   01.06.2000   Birds of the South Pacific   Sheet   

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Collared Kingfisher  Todiramphus chloris Mottled Petrel  Pterodroma inexpectata Superb Fairywren  Malurus cyaneus Osprey  Pandion haliaetus Great Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo Peregrine Falcon  Falco peregrinus
90c     90     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
90c     63     Mottled Petrel    Pterodroma inexpectata     
90c     130     Superb Fairywren    Malurus cyaneus     
90c     77     Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     
90c     68     Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo     
90c     104     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     

2000.05   01.06.2000   Birds of the South Pacific   Sheet   

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Coconut Lorikeet  Trichoglossus haematodus White-throated Treecreeper  Cormobates leucophaea Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher  Tanysiptera sylvia Australian Golden Whistler  Pachycephala pectoralis Grey Plover  Pluvialis squatarola Beach Stone-curlew  Esacus magnirostris
90c     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
90c     129     White-throated Treecreeper    Cormobates leucophaea     
90c     90     Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher    Tanysiptera sylvia     
90c     158     Australian Golden Whistler    Pachycephala pectoralis     
90c     43     Grey Plover    Pluvialis squatarola     
90c     37     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     

2000.06   01.06.2000   Birds of the South Pacific   Sheet   

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Red-billed Leiothrix  Leiothrix lutea Grey Shrikethrush  Colluricincla harmonica Great Frigatebird  Fregata minor Common Kingfisher  Alcedo atthis Chestnut-breasted Mannikin  Lonchura castaneothorax White Tern  Gygis alba
90c     208     Red-billed Leiothrix    Leiothrix lutea     
90c     158     Grey Shrikethrush    Colluricincla harmonica     
90c     65     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
90c     90     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
90c     231     Chestnut-breasted Mannikin    Lonchura castaneothorax     
90c     52     White Tern    Gygis alba     

2000.07   01.06.2000   Birds of the South Pacific      

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Broad-billed Prion  Pachyptila vittata Morepork  Ninox novaeseelandiae
3$     63     Broad-billed Prion    Pachyptila vittata     MS
3$     80     Morepork    Ninox novaeseelandiae     MS

2000.08   03.08.2000   Birds of Tuvalu   Sheet   

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Red-footed Booby  Sula sula Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda Grey Plover  Pluvialis squatarola Common Tern  Sterna hirundo Ruddy Turnstone  Arenaria interpres Sanderling  Calidris alba
90c     66     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
90c     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
90c     43     Grey Plover    Pluvialis squatarola     
90c     52     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     
90c     49     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
90c     49     Sanderling    Calidris alba     

2000.09   03.08.2000   Animals of Tuvalu   6v sheet   
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
90c     52     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
90c     65     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

2000.10   03.08.2000   Birds of Tuvalu      
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
3$     65     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     MS

2003.01   16.12.2003   Birds   Sheet   

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Blue-grey Gnatcatcher  Polioptila caerulea White-eyed Vireo  Vireo griseus Ridgway's Rail  Rallus obsoletus Sandhill Crane  Antigone canadensis
1.25$     216     Blue-grey Gnatcatcher    Polioptila caerulea     
1.25$     159     White-eyed Vireo    Vireo griseus     
1.25$     30     Ridgway's Rail    Rallus obsoletus     
1.25$     32     Sandhill Crane    Antigone canadensis     

2003.02   16.12.2003   Birds      
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
3$     241     Grasshopper Sparrow    Ammodramus savannarum     MS

2006.01   23.11.2006   Birds   Sheet   

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Great Reed Warbler  Acrocephalus arundinaceus Indian Pitta  Pitta brachyura Gurney's Pitta  Hydrornis gurneyi Great Grey Shrike  Lanius excubitor
1$     197     Great Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus arundinaceus     
1$     114     Indian Pitta    Pitta brachyura     
1$     114     Gurney's Pitta    Hydrornis gurneyi     
1$     165     Great Grey Shrike    Lanius excubitor     

2006.02   23.11.2006   Birds      
Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens
3$     130     Splendid Fairywren    Malurus splendens     MS

2008.01   25.07.2008   Birds of Tuvalu   Sheet   

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Magnificent Frigatebird  Fregata magnificens Townsend's Warbler  Setophaga townsendi Sooty Tern  Onychoprion fuscatus Brown Noddy  Anous stolidus Masked Booby  Sula dactylatra Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda
1$     65     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
1$     250     Townsend's Warbler    Setophaga townsendi     
1$     52     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     
1$     52     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
1$     66     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra     
1$     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

2011.01   06.06.2011   Parrots of the South Pacific      

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Western Rosella  Platycercus icterotis Australian Ringneck  Barnardius zonarius Budgerigar  Melopsittacus undulatus Northern Rosella  Platycercus caledonicus Red-capped Parrot  Purpureicephalus spurius Regent Parrot  Polytelis anthopeplus
1$     108     Western Rosella    Platycercus icterotis     
1$     108     Australian Ringneck    Barnardius zonarius     
1$     108     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     
1$     108     Northern Rosella    Platycercus caledonicus     
1$     108     Red-capped Parrot    Purpureicephalus spurius     
1$     108     Regent Parrot    Polytelis anthopeplus     

2011.02   06.06.2011   Parrots of the South Pacific      
Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
3$     108     Red-winged Parrot    Aprosmictus erythropterus     MS

2012.01   01.01.2012   Marine life   5v sheet   
Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
1$     63     Christmas Shearwater    Puffinus nativitatis     

2014.01   21.07.2014   Ducks   Sheet   
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
1.40$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     
1.40$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     
1.40$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     
1.40$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     

2014.02   21.07.2014   Ducks   Sheet   
Wood Duck Aix sponsa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
2.25$     8     Wood Duck    Aix sponsa     
2.25$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     

2014.03   21.07.2014   Ducks   Sheet   
Wood Duck Aix sponsa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wood Duck Aix sponsa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
1.40$     8     Wood Duck    Aix sponsa     
1.40$     8     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
1.40$     8     Wood Duck    Aix sponsa     
1.40$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     

2014.04   21.07.2014   Ducks   Sheet   
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
2.25$     8     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
2.25$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     

2014.05   14.08.2014   Macaws   Sheet, birds alike, backgrounds differs   
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
1.40$     107     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
1.40$     107     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
1.40$     107     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
1.40$     107     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
1.40$     107     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
1.40$     107     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

2014.06   14.08.2014   Macaws   Sheet, birds alike, backgrounds differs   
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
1.40$     107     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
1.40$     107     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
1.40$     107     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
1.40$     107     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
1.40$     107     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
1.40$     107     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     

2014.07   14.08.2014   Macaws   Sheet   
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
2.25$     107     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
2.25$     107     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     

2014.08   14.08.2014   Macaws      
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
4.50$     107     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     MS

2015.01   25.05.2015   Birds of the South Pacific   Sheet   

Red-footed Booby Sula sula Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
1.40$     66     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
1.40$     49     Bar-tailed Godwit    Limosa lapponica     
1.40$     30     Buff-banded Rail    Hypotaenidia philippensis     
1.40$     52     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
1.40$     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
1.40$     52     Greater Crested Tern    Thalasseus bergii     

2015.02   25.05.2015   Birds of the South Pacific      
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
4.50$     65     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     MS

2018.01   05.12.2018   Apollo 11      
5$     78     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     MS

2019.01   18.09.2019   Seabirds   Sheet   
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Red-footed Booby Sula sula Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
1$     49     Bristle-thighed Curlew    Numenius tahitiensis     
2$     66     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
3$     52     Greater Crested Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
4$     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

2019.02   18.09.2019   Seabirds      
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
7$     52     Black-naped Tern    Sterna sumatrana     MS

2021.01   17.05.2021   Birds of Tuvalu   Sheet   
Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
1.50$     63     Christmas Shearwater    Puffinus nativitatis     
1.50$     49     Bar-tailed Godwit    Limosa lapponica     
1.50$     49     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
1.50$     65     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
1.50$     8     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
1.50$     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

2021.02   17.05.2021   Birds of Tuvalu   Sheet   
Red-footed Booby Sula sula Red-footed Booby Sula sula
4$     66     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
4$     66     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     

2022.01   21.11.2022   Mallard Duck   Sheet   
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
1$     8     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
2$     8     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
3$     8     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
4$     8     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     

2022.02   21.11.2022   Mallard Duck   Sheet   
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
4$     8     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
4$     8     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     

2023.01   01.03.2023   Mandarin Duck   Sheet   

Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
2$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     
2$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     
2$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     
2$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     
2$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     
2$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     

2023.02   01.03.2023   Mandarin Duck      
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
7$     8     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     MS

2023.03   12.06.2023   Ruddy Turnstone   Sheet   

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
1.50$     49     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
1.50$     49     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
1.50$     49     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
1.50$     49     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
1.50$     49     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
1.50$     49     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     

2023.04   12.06.2023   Ruddy Turnstone      
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
7$     49     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     MS

2023.05   12.06.2023   Pacific Golden Plover   Sheet   

Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
1.50$     43     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
1.50$     43     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
1.50$     43     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
1.50$     43     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
1.50$     43     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
1.50$     43     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     

2023.06   12.06.2023   Pacific Golden Plover      
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
7$     43     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     MS

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Location: Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean
Population: 12,100
Climate: tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds; westerly gales and heavy rain
Terrain: very low-lying and narrow coral atolls

Birds: 34 species

Links:
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