Bird stamps of Niue
Huia Heteralocha acutirostris †  1903 Overprint NIUE on N Zealand 1898.01 Southern Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis  1903 Overprint NIUE on N Zealand 1898.01 New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis  1903 Overprint NIUE on N Zealand 1898.01 Kea Nestor notabilis  1903 Overprint NIUE on N Zealand 1898.01 Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa  1971 Birds Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus  1971 Birds
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis  1971 Birds European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis  1983 Raphael 5v set European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis  1983 Raphael 5v sheet House Wren Troglodytes aedon  1985 Audubon Veery Catharus fuscescens  1985 Audubon
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum  1985 Audubon Henslow's Sparrow Centronyx henslowii  1985 Audubon Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus  1985 Audubon House Wren Troglodytes aedon  1985 Audubon  MS
Veery Catharus fuscescens  1985 Audubon  MS MS Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum  1985 Audubon  MS MS MS Henslow's Sparrow Centronyx henslowii  1985 Audubon  MS MS MS MS Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus  1985 Audubon  MS MS MS MS MS Great Egret Ardea alba  1986 Stampex 86
Painted Finch Emblema pictum  1986 Stampex 86 Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis  1986 Stampex 86 Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti  1986 Stampex 86 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  1986 Stampex 86
Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus  1986 Stampex 86 Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus  1986 Stampex 86 Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae  1986 Stampex 86 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus  1989 Apollo 11 3v set
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus  1989 Apollo 11 3v sheet MS Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis  1992 Birds Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda  1992 Birds Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus  1992 Birds Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica  1992 Birds
Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer  1992 Birds Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis  1992 Birds Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus  1992 Birds Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica  1992 Birds
Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis  1993 Birds Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra  1993 Birds Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa  1993 Birds
Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis  1993 Overprint O.H.M.S on 1992.01-02 Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda  1993 Overprint O.H.M.S on 1992.01-02 Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus  1993 Overprint O.H.M.S on 1992.01-02 Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica  1993 Overprint O.H.M.S on 1992.01-02 Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer  1993 Overprint O.H.M.S on 1992.01-02
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis  1993 Overprint O.H.M.S on 1992.01-02 Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus  1994 Overprint O.H.M.S on 1992.03-04 Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica  1994 Overprint O.H.M.S on 1992.03-04 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus  1994 Apollo 11
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus  1994 Apollo 11 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus  1994 Apollo 11 Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis  1994 Overprint O.H.M.S on 1993.01-02
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra  1994 Overprint O.H.M.S on 1993.01-02 Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa  1994 Overprint O.H.M.S on 1993.03 Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus  1996 Surcharge on 1992.01-2 Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer  1996 Surcharge on 1992.01-2
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa  1998 Coastal birds White Tern Gygis alba  1998 Coastal birds Great Frigatebird Fregata minor  1998 Coastal birds Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva  1998 Coastal birds
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus  1998 Coastal birds Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda  1999 Millennium 3v strip Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus  2000 Birds Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus  2000 Birds
Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica  2000 Birds Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis  2000 Birds Wrinkled Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus  2004 Birds Sheet Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco  2004 Birds Sheet Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja  2004 Birds Sheet
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna  2004 Birds Sheet Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus  2004 Birds  MS Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis  2011 Birds Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa  2011 Birds Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus  2011 Birds
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis  2011 Birds Sheet Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa  2011 Birds Sheet Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus  2011 Birds Sheet
Niue map

Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean
Population: 1,400
Climate: tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
Terrain: steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau

Birds: 31 species



BIRD SPECIES SHOWN

Huia Heteralocha acutirostris †
Southern Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis
New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
Kea Nestor notabilis
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa
Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Henslow's Sparrow Centronyx henslowii
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Great Egret Ardea alba
Painted Finch Emblema pictum
Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica
Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer
Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
White Tern Gygis alba
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Wrinkled Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus
Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis


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