The Fiji islands were the countries which consist of 300 or more islands groups on the South Pacific, became independent of Britain in 1970, and declared secession from the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1987.
Four kinds of bird stamps were issued from these Fiji Islands in 1983, 1985, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009.
Fiji
1983.2.14 Bird Stamp
Red-throated Lorikeet Charmosyna amabilis (Loriidae) |
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis (Psittacidae) |
Masked Shining Parrot Prosopeia personata (Cacatuidae) |
Crimson Shining Parrot Prosopeia splendens (Cacatuidae) |
1985.11.4 Bird Stamp
Collared Petrel Pterodroma brevipes (Procellariidae) |
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel (Fregatidae) |
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster (Sulidae) |
Swift Tern Thalasseus bergii (Sternidae) |
2003.9.16 Bird Stamp
Long-legged Thicketbird Megalurus rufus (Sylviidae) |
Silktail Lamprolia victoriae (Rhipiduridae) |
Red-throated Lorikeet Charmosyna amabilis (Loriidae) |
Pink-billed Parrot-Finch Erythrura kleinschmidti (Thraupidae) |
2004.7.28 Bird Stamp
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana (Scolopacidae) |
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus (Scolopacidae) |
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva (Charadriidae) |
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis (Scolopacidae) |
2005.1.27 Bird Stamp
Striated Heron Butorides striata (Ardeidae) |
Western Great Egret Ardea alba (Ardeidae) |
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae (Ardeidae) |
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra (Ardeidae) |
2009.2.17 Bird Stamp
Many-colored Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perousii (Columbidae) |
Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus (Columbidae) |
Whistling Fruit Dove Ptilinopus layardi (Columbidae) |
Orange Fruit Dove Ptilinopus victor (Columbidae) |