Animal Stamp of Fiji

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)


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