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Bird stamps of Turks & Caicos Islands
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 1955 Definitives Queen at right American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 1957 Definitives Queen at left Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1960 Definitives American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 1971 Tourism 4v set
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus 1973 Birds wmk sideways Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1973 Birds wmk sideways Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 1973 Birds wmk sideways Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 1973 Birds wmk sideways Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 1973 Birds wmk sideways
Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 1973 Birds wmk sideways Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus 1973 Birds wmk sideways Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1973 Birds wmk sideways American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 1973 Birds wmk sideways Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1973 Birds wmk sideways
Northern Parula Setophaga americana 1973 Birds wmk sideways Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1973 Birds wmk sideways Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 1973 Birds wmk sideways Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 1973 Birds wmk sideways Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 1973 Birds wmk sideways
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris 1976 Birds European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 1978 Christmas 4v set Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1979 Endangered species 5v set Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 1980 Birds
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla 1980 Birds Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius 1980 Birds Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 1980 Birds
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 1980 Birds Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1980 Birds MS White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 1984 Ships Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus 1984 Ausipex 4v set
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 1985 Audubon Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1985 Audubon Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus 1985 Audubon Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 1985 Audubon Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis 1985 Audubon
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 1985 Audubon MS Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 1990 Birds White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 1990 Birds Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii 1990 Birds
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea 1990 Birds West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea 1990 Birds Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 1990 Birds American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1990 Birds
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1990 Birds Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1990 Birds MS American Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva 1990 Birds MS MS Western Spindalis Spindalis zena 1990 Birds
Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus 1990 Birds Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 1990 Birds Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1990 Birds White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis 1990 Birds
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 1990 Birds American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 1990 Birds Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 1990 Birds Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae 1990 Birds MS
American Coot Fulica americana 1990 Birds MS MS Phororhacos Phororhacus sp 1991 Extinct species of fauna 8v set Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1993 Birds and nests Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea 1993 Birds and nests
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1993 Birds and nests Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 1993 Birds and nests Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 1993 Birds and nests Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 1993 Birds and nests
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 1993 Birds and nests Painted Bunting Passerina ciris 1993 Birds and nests American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1993 Birds and nests MS Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1993 Birds and nests MS MS
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1995 Apollo 11 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1995 Apollo 11 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1995 Apollo 11 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1995 Apollo 11
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1995 Apollo 11 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1995 Apollo 11 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1995 Apollo 11 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1995 Apollo 11
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1995 Apollo 11 MS Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1995 Birds Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans 1995 Birds American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 1995 Birds Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1995 Birds Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica 1995 Birds
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1995 Birds American Barn Owl Tyto furcata 1995 Birds Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 1995 Birds Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1995 Birds Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii 1995 Birds Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris 1995 Birds
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 1995 Birds Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia 1995 Birds Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 1995 Birds Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 1995 Birds American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 1999 Coral gardens 24v sheet
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 1999 New millennium 6v strip Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami 2000 Birds of the Caribbean Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 2000 Birds of the Caribbean Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 2000 Birds of the Caribbean
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 2000 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus 2000 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet Osprey Pandion haliaetus 2000 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 2000 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 2000 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis 2000 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus 2000 Birds of the Caribbean MS American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 2000 Birds of the Caribbean MS MS
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus 2002 Birds Sheet Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 2002 Birds Sheet American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 2002 Birds Sheet Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2002 Birds Sheet
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 2002 Birds Sheet Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 2002 Birds Sheet American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 2002 Birds MS American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 2003 CARICOM
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 2007 WWF Sheet with 4 sets Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 2007 WWF Sheet with 4 sets Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 2007 WWF Sheet with 4 sets Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 2007 WWF Sheet with 4 sets
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 2007 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 2007 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 2007 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 2007 WWF Sheet with 2 sets
Turks and Caicos Islands map

Location: Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean
Population: 22,300
Climate: tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
Terrain: low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps

Birds: 201 species

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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Northern Parula Setophaga americana
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
American Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
American Coot Fulica americana
Phororhacos Phororhacus sp
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris
Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

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