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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1981.01   18.02.1981   Birds      
Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Melanesian Whistler Pachycephala chlorura Tanna Fruit Dove Ptilinopus tannensis
10f     231     Blue-faced Parrotfinch    Erythrura trichroa     
20f     27     Common Emerald Dove    Chalcophaps indica     
30f     158     Melanesian Whistler    Pachycephala chlorura     
40f     27     Tanna Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus tannensis     

1982.01   08.02.1982   Birds      
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Buff-bellied Monarch Neolalage banksiana Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
15v     163     Melanesian Flycatcher    Myiagra caledonica     
20v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
25v     163     Buff-bellied Monarch    Neolalage banksiana     
45v     162     Grey Fantail    Rhipidura albiscapa     

1985.01   26.03.1985   Audubon      
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
20v     104     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
35v     104     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
45v     104     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
100v     104     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     

1991.01   15.11.1991   Phila Nippon '91      
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Palm Lorikeet Vini palmarum Pacific Robin Petroica pusilla Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
50v     90     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
55v     108     Palm Lorikeet    Vini palmarum     
80v     171     Pacific Robin    Petroica pusilla     
100v     188     Pacific Swallow    Hirundo tahitica     

1991.02   15.11.1991   Phila Nippon '91      
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
150v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     MS

1994.01   27.07.1994   Tourism   4v set   
Moluccan Eclectus Eclectus roratus
90v     108     Moluccan Eclectus    Eclectus roratus     

1997.01   04.06.1997   Coastal birds      
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
25v     49     Sharp-tailed Sandpiper    Calidris acuminata     
55v     52     Greater Crested Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
60v     68     Little Pied Cormorant    Microcarbo melanoleucos     
75v     66     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
80v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
90v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

1999.01   12.05.1999   Birds      
Vanuatu Kingfisher Todiramphus farquhari Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
34v     90     Vanuatu Kingfisher    Todiramphus farquhari     
67v     24     Shining Bronze Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx lucidus     
73v     104     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
107v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     

1999.02   12.05.1999   Birds      1999.01
Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
107v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     MS

1999.03   Birds   Booklet   1999.01
Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
67v     24     Shining Bronze Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx lucidus     

1999.04   18.08.1999   China '99      1999.02
Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
107v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     MS

1999.05   01.12.1999   Millennium   5v sheet   
Vanuatu Kingfisher Todiramphus farquhari
90v     90     Vanuatu Kingfisher    Todiramphus farquhari     

2001.01   01.02.2001   Birds      
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis Vanuatu White-eye Zosterops flavifrons Mountain Starling Aplonis santovestris Royal Parrotfinch Erythrura regia White-bellied Honeyeater Glycifohia notabilis
35v     131     Cardinal Myzomela    Myzomela cardinalis     
60v     204     Vanuatu White-eye    Zosterops flavifrons     
90v     221     Mountain Starling    Aplonis santovestris     
100v     231     Royal Parrotfinch    Erythrura regia     
110v     131     White-bellied Honeyeater    Glycifohia notabilis     

2002.01   30.01.2002   Year of eco tourism   5v set   
Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
75v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     

2002.02   30.01.2002   Year of eco tourism   5v sheet   2002.01
Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
75v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     Smaller

2004.01   14.07.2004   Tropicbirds of Vanuatu      
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
35v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
50v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
75v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
135v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
200v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

2004.02   14.07.2004   Tropicbirds of Vanuatu   Sheet   2004.01

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Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda
35v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
50v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
75v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
135v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
200v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

2005.01   02.03.2005   Lapita people   4v sheet   
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
110v     13     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

2007.01   07.02.2007   Herons of the reef      
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
10v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
20v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
50v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
70v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
250v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

2007.02   07.02.2007   Herons of the reef   Sheet   2007.01

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Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra
10v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
20v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
50v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
70v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
250v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

2008.01   26.11.2008   Greetings      
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus White Tern Gygis alba
45v     70     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     
100v     52     Greater Crested Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
130v     57     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
250v     52     White Tern    Gygis alba     

2008.02   26.11.2008   Greetings      2008.01
White Tern Gygis alba
250v     52     White Tern    Gygis alba     MS

2009.01   28.03.2009   Mystery Island   4v set   
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
200v     52     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     "INTERNATIONAL POST"

2009.02   28.03.2009   Mystery Island   4v sheet   2009.01
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
200v     52     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     

2009.03   23.09.2009   Charles Darwin      
Green Warbler-Finch Certhidea olivacea Common Cactus Finch Geospiza scandens
200v     253     Green Warbler-Finch    Certhidea olivacea     
and     253     Sharp-beaked Ground Finch    Geospiza difficilis     
200v     253     Common Cactus Finch    Geospiza scandens     
and     253     Sharp-beaked Ground Finch    Geospiza difficilis     

2009.04   25.11.2009   WWF   Sheet with 2 sets   

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Beach Stone-curlew  Esacus magnirostris Beach Stone-curlew  Esacus magnirostris Beach Stone-curlew  Esacus magnirostris Beach Stone-curlew  Esacus magnirostris
50v     37     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     
and     52     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     
90v     37     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     
130v     37     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     
150v     37     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     
and     52     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     

2011.01   25.05.2011   WWF   Sheet with 2 sets   

Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
40v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
60v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
140v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
160v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     

2011.02   25.05.2011   WWF   Sheet with 4 sets   

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Coconut Lorikeet  Trichoglossus haematodus Coconut Lorikeet  Trichoglossus haematodus Coconut Lorikeet  Trichoglossus haematodus Coconut Lorikeet  Trichoglossus haematodus
40v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
60v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
140v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
160v     108     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     

2011.03   28.09.2011   Beaches   4v set   
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
100v     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

2012.01   02.05.2012   Birds definitives      
Southern Shrikebill Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides Silvereye Zosterops lateralis Red-bellied Fruit Dove Ptilinopus greyi Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga Vanuatu Megapode Megapodius layardi Vanuatu Streaked Fantail Rhipidura spilodera Grey-eared Honeyeater Lichmera incana Vanuatu Petrel Pterodroma occulta Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus Striated Heron Butorides striata
10v     163     Southern Shrikebill    Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides     
20v     204     Silvereye    Zosterops lateralis     
40v     27     Red-bellied Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus greyi     
50v     27     Pacific Imperial Pigeon    Ducula pacifica     
70v     152     Long-tailed Triller    Lalage leucopyga     
90v     9     Vanuatu Megapode    Megapodius layardi     
100v     162     Vanuatu Streaked Fantail    Rhipidura spilodera     
140v     131     Grey-eared Honeyeater    Lichmera incana     
160v     63     Vanuatu Petrel    Pterodroma occulta     
400v     49     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
500v     30     Australasian Swamphen    Porphyrio melanotus     
1000v     70     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     

2012.02   02.05.2012   Birds definitives   Sheet   2012.01

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Southern Shrikebill  Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides Silvereye  Zosterops lateralis Red-bellied Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus greyi Pacific Imperial Pigeon  Ducula pacifica Long-tailed Triller  Lalage leucopyga Vanuatu Megapode  Megapodius layardi Vanuatu Streaked Fantail  Rhipidura spilodera Grey-eared Honeyeater  Lichmera incana Vanuatu Petrel  Pterodroma occulta Ruddy Turnstone  Arenaria interpres Australasian Swamphen  Porphyrio melanotus Striated Heron  Butorides striata
10v     163     Southern Shrikebill    Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides     
20v     204     Silvereye    Zosterops lateralis     
40v     27     Red-bellied Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus greyi     
50v     27     Pacific Imperial Pigeon    Ducula pacifica     
70v     152     Long-tailed Triller    Lalage leucopyga     
90v     9     Vanuatu Megapode    Megapodius layardi     
100v     162     Vanuatu Streaked Fantail    Rhipidura spilodera     
140v     131     Grey-eared Honeyeater    Lichmera incana     
160v     63     Vanuatu Petrel    Pterodroma occulta     
400v     49     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
500v     30     Australasian Swamphen    Porphyrio melanotus     
1000v     70     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     

2019.01   11.12.2019   Birds      
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
90v     78     Swamp Harrier    Circus approximans     
150v     78     Brahminy Kite    Haliastur indus     
180v     78     Brown Goshawk    Accipiter fasciatus     
300v     104     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     

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Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean (formerly New Hebrides)
Population: 215,400
Climate: tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds
Terrain: mostly mountains of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains

Birds: 121 species. 7 endemic species.

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