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Bird stamps from British Virgin Islands

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1956.01   01.11.1956   Definitives      
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    2.40$     73     Brown Pelican     Pelecanus occidentalis     
    4.80$     65     Magnificent Frigatebird     Fregata magnificens     

1962.01   10.12.1962   Surcharge on 1956.01      
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    1.40$     73     Brown Pelican     Pelecanus occidentalis     
    2.80$     65     Magnificent Frigatebird     Fregata magnificens     

1964.01   02.11.1964   Definitives      
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    3c     73     Brown Pelican     Pelecanus occidentalis     

1973.01   30.06.1973   First issue of coinage      
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    1c     21     Green-throated Carib     Eulampis holosericeus     
    and     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     
    5c     27     Zenaida Dove     Zenaida aurita     
    10c     90     Ringed Kingfisher     Megaceryle torquata     
    25c     24     Mangrove Cuckoo     Coccyzus minor     
    50c     73     Brown Pelican     Pelecanus occidentalis     
    1$     65     Magnificent Frigatebird     Fregata magnificens     

1980.01   06.05.1980   London 1980   wmk sideways   
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    20c     66     Brown Booby     Sula leucogaster     
    25c     65     Magnificent Frigatebird     Fregata magnificens     
    50c     57     White-tailed Tropicbird     Phaethon lepturus     
    75c     73     Brown Pelican     Pelecanus occidentalis     

1980.02   06.05.1980   London 1980   Sheet, wmk upright   1980.01
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    20c     66     Brown Booby     Sula leucogaster     
    25c     65     Magnificent Frigatebird     Fregata magnificens     
    50c     57     White-tailed Tropicbird     Phaethon lepturus     
    75c     73     Brown Pelican     Pelecanus occidentalis     

1982.01   05.04.1982   Hummingbirds      
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    15c     21     Green-throated Carib     Eulampis holosericeus     
    30c     21     Green-throated Carib     Eulampis holosericeus     
    35c     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     
    1.25$     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     

1985.01   03.07.1985   Birds of the British Virgin Islands      
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    1c     57     Red-billed Tropicbird     Phaethon aethereus     
    2c     70     Yellow-crowned Night Heron     Nyctanassa violacea     
    5c     24     Mangrove Cuckoo     Coccyzus minor     
    8c     220     Northern Mockingbird     Mimus polyglottos     
    10c     122     Grey Kingbird     Tyrannus dominicensis     
    12c     27     Scaly-naped Pigeon     Patagioenas squamosa     
    15c     70     Least Bittern     Ixobrychus exilis     
    18c     24     Smooth-billed Ani     Crotophaga ani     
    20c     30     Clapper Rail     Rallus crepitans     
    25c     104     American Kestrel     Falco sparverius     
    30c     220     Pearly-eyed Thrasher     Margarops fuscatus     
    35c     27     Bridled Quail-Dove     Geotrygon mystacea     
    40c     70     Green Heron     Butorides virescens     
    50c     27     Common Ground Dove     Columbina passerina     
    60c     70     Little Blue Heron     Egretta caerulea     
    1$     63     Audubon's Shearwater     Puffinus lherminieri     
    2$     66     Masked Booby     Sula dactylatra     
    3$     70     Western Cattle Egret     Bubulcus ibis     
    5$     27     Zenaida Dove     Zenaida aurita     

1985.02   17.12.1985   Audubon      
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    5c     241     Seaside Sparrow     Ammospiza maritima     
    30c     27     Passenger Pigeon     Ectopistes migratorius †     
    50c     248     Yellow-breasted Chat     Icteria virens     
    1$     104     American Kestrel     Falco sparverius     

1986.01   10.02.1986   Overprint OFFICIAL on 1985.01      
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    2c     70     Yellow-crowned Night Heron     Nyctanassa violacea     
    8c     220     Northern Mockingbird     Mimus polyglottos     
    12c     27     Scaly-naped Pigeon     Patagioenas squamosa     
    18c     24     Smooth-billed Ani     Crotophaga ani     
    40c     70     Green Heron     Butorides virescens     
    50c     27     Common Ground Dove     Columbina passerina     
    60c     70     Little Blue Heron     Egretta caerulea     
    1$     63     Audubon's Shearwater     Puffinus lherminieri     
    2$     66     Masked Booby     Sula dactylatra     
    3$     70     Western Cattle Egret     Bubulcus ibis     

1986.02   
   Overprint OFFICIAL on 1985.01      
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    1c     57     Red-billed Tropicbird     Phaethon aethereus     
    5c     24     Mangrove Cuckoo     Coccyzus minor     
    10c     122     Grey Kingbird     Tyrannus dominicensis     
    15c     70     Least Bittern     Ixobrychus exilis     
    20c     30     Clapper Rail     Rallus crepitans     
    25c     104     American Kestrel     Falco sparverius     
    30c     220     Pearly-eyed Thrasher     Margarops fuscatus     
    35c     27     Bridled Quail-Dove     Geotrygon mystacea     
    5$     27     Zenaida Dove     Zenaida aurita     

1987.01   28.10.1987   Imprint 1987 on 1985.01      
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    10c     122     Grey Kingbird     Tyrannus dominicensis     
    15c     70     Least Bittern     Ixobrychus exilis     
    20c     30     Clapper Rail     Rallus crepitans     
    25c     104     American Kestrel     Falco sparverius     
    35c     27     Bridled Quail-Dove     Geotrygon mystacea     
    1$     63     Audubon's Shearwater     Puffinus lherminieri     
    3$     70     Western Cattle Egret     Bubulcus ibis     

1988.01   15.11.1988   Wildlife      
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    2$     8     Northern Shoveler     Spatula clypeata     MS

1988.02   30.11.1988   WWF      
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    10c     73     Brown Pelican     Pelecanus occidentalis     
    12c     73     Brown Pelican     Pelecanus occidentalis     
    15c     73     Brown Pelican     Pelecanus occidentalis     
    35c     73     Brown Pelican     Pelecanus occidentalis     

1989.01   28.09.1989   Apollo 11   4v set   
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    15c     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     

1990.01   15.05.1990   Birds      
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    5c     63     Audubon's Shearwater     Puffinus lherminieri     
    12c     27     Scaly-naped Pigeon     Patagioenas squamosa     
    20c     30     Common Gallinule     Gallinula galeata     
    25c     70     Green Heron     Butorides virescens     
    40c     250     Mangrove Warbler     Setophaga petechia     
    60c     24     Smooth-billed Ani     Crotophaga ani     
    1$     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     
    1.25$     253     Black-faced Grassquit     Melanospiza bicolor     

1990.02   15.05.1990   Birds      
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    2$     52     Royal Tern     Thalasseus maximus     Egg MS
    2$     57     Red-billed Tropicbird     Phaethon aethereus     Egg MS

1994.01   30.09.1994   Apollo 11   Sheet   
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    50c     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
    50c     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
    50c     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
    50c     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
    50c     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
    50c     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c

1994.02   30.09.1994   Apollo 11      1994.01
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    2$     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     MS

1995.01   15.11.1995   Flamingos in Anegada      
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    15c     35     American Flamingo     Phoenicopterus ruber     
    20c     35     American Flamingo     Phoenicopterus ruber     
    60c     35     American Flamingo     Phoenicopterus ruber     
    1.45$     35     American Flamingo     Phoenicopterus ruber     

1995.02   15.11.1995   Flamingos in Anegada      
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    2$     35     American Flamingo     Phoenicopterus ruber     MS

2001.01   01.02.2001   Hong Kong 2001   Sheet   
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    50c     27     White-crowned Pigeon     Patagioenas leucocephala     
    50c     27     Barred Cuckoo-Dove     Macropygia unchall     

2002.01   13.09.2002   Beaches of Virgin Gorda      
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    5c     63     Audubon's Shearwater     Puffinus lherminieri     
    40c     52     Laughing Gull     Leucophaeus atricilla     
    60c     73     American White Pelican     Pelecanus erythrorhynchos     
    75c     68     Pelagic Cormorant     Urile pelagicus     
    1$     65     Magnificent Frigatebird     Fregata magnificens     
    2$     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird     Phaethon rubricauda     

2002.02   01.12.2002   BirdLife International   Brown frame with year imprint   
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    10c     8     West Indian Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna arborea     
    35c     8     West Indian Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna arborea     
    40c     8     West Indian Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna arborea     
    70c     8     West Indian Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna arborea     

2002.03   01.12.2002   BirdLife International   Sheet, no frame   2002.02
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    10c     8     West Indian Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna arborea     
    35c     8     West Indian Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna arborea     
    40c     8     West Indian Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna arborea     
    70c     8     West Indian Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna arborea     
    2$     8     West Indian Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna arborea     New

2005.01   08.07.2005   Birdlife International      
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    5c     250     Black-and-white Warbler     Mniotilta varia     
    25c     250     Worm-eating Warbler     Helmitheros vermivorum     
    35c     250     Mangrove Warbler     Setophaga petechia     
    50c     250     Prothonotary Warbler     Protonotaria citrea     

2005.02   08.07.2005   Birdlife International   Sheet   2005.01
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    5c     250     Black-and-white Warbler     Mniotilta varia     
    10c     250     Prairie Warbler     Setophaga discolor     
    15c     250     Myrtle Warbler     Setophaga coronata     
    25c     250     Worm-eating Warbler     Helmitheros vermivorum     
    35c     250     Mangrove Warbler     Setophaga petechia     
    40c     250     Black-throated Blue Warbler     Setophaga caerulescens     
    50c     250     Prothonotary Warbler     Protonotaria citrea     
    60c     250     Cape May Warbler     Setophaga tigrina     
    75c     250     Northern Parula     Setophaga americana     
    2.75$     250     Palm Warbler     Setophaga palmarum     

2014.01   30.01.2014   WWF      
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    35c     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     White frame
    40c     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     White frame
    75c     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     White frame
    1.50$     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     White frame

2014.02   30.01.2014   WWF   Sheet   2014.01
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    35c     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     No frame
    40c     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     No frame
    75c     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     No frame
    1.50$     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     No frame

2014.03   30.01.2014   WWF      
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    5$     21     Antillean Crested Hummingbird     Orthorhyncus cristatus     MS