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Bird stamps of Montserrat
Red-footed Booby Sula sula 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper Great Egret Ardea alba 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis 1970 Birds Chalk-surfaced paper
American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1971 Birds Glazed paper Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1971 Birds Glazed paper Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 1971 Birds Glazed paper Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 1971 Birds Glazed paper Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus 1971 Birds Glazed paper
Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 1971 Birds Glazed paper Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus 1971 Birds Glazed paper Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus 1971 Birds Glazed paper Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 1971 Birds Glazed paper
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis 1971 Birds Glazed paper Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus 1974 Surcharge on 1970.01 Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus 1974 Surcharge on 1970.01 Forest Thrush Turdus lherminieri 1974 Birds
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1976 Surcharge on 1970.01 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 1976 Surcharge on 1970.01 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1976 Surcharge on 1970.01 Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 1981 Montserrat National Trust
Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 1981 Montserrat National Trust Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1981 Montserrat National Trust Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 1981 Montserrat National Trust
Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 1981 Montserrat National Trust Blue-headed Hummingbird Riccordia bicolor 1983 Hummingbirds Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus 1983 Hummingbirds Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus 1983 Hummingbirds Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis 1983 Hummingbirds
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1984 Birds Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris 1984 Birds Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 1984 Birds Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 1984 Birds
Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus 1984 Birds Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca 1984 Birds Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 1984 Birds Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1984 Birds
Green Heron Butorides virescens 1984 Birds Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1984 Birds Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 1984 Birds American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1984 Birds Forest Thrush Turdus lherminieri 1984 Birds
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1984 Birds Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea 1984 Birds Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 1985 National emblems 3v set Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01 Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01 Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01 Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01 Green Heron Butorides virescens 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01 Forest Thrush Turdus lherminieri 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01 Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea 1985 Overprint OHMS on 1984.01 Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens 1985 Audubon
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum 1985 Audubon Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 1985 Audubon Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 1985 Audubon Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 1985 Audubon Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii 1985 Audubon
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 1985 Audubon Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 1985 Audubon Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1987 Surcharge on 1984.01 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 1987 Surcharge on 1984.01
Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris 1987 Surcharge on 1984.01 Green Heron Butorides virescens 1987 Surcharge on 1984.01 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1987 Surcharge on 1984.01 Green Heron Butorides virescens 1987 Royal wedding anniversary
Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris 1987 Royal wedding anniversary Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus 1987 Royal wedding anniversary Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca 1987 Royal wedding anniversary Green Heron Butorides virescens 1987 Royal wedding anniversary
Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris 1987 Royal wedding anniversary Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus 1987 Royal wedding anniversary Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca 1987 Royal wedding anniversary Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1988 Easter
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica 1988 Easter Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1988 Easter Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis 1988 Easter Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1988 Easter MS
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1988 Christmas Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1988 Christmas Red-footed Booby Sula sula 1988 Christmas
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri 1988 Christmas MS Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus 1991 Domestic birds 4v set Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 1991 Domestic birds 4v set
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao 1992 Discovery of America 7v sheet Jamaican Tody Todus todus 1992 Discovery of America 7v sheet Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax 1992 Discovery of America 7v sheet Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina 1992 Discovery of America 7v sheet
Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 1992 Montserrat Oriole Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 1992 Montserrat Oriole Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 1992 Montserrat Oriole
Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 1992 Montserrat Oriole Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 1997 Birds American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 1997 Birds
Great Skua Stercorarius skua 1997 Birds Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1997 Birds King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 1997 Birds MS Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor 1997 Active Volcano 9v sheet
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus 1997 Active Volcano 9v sheet Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor 1997 Royal Albert Hall 9v sheet Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus 1997 Royal Albert Hall 9v sheet Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea 2001 Caribbean birds Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor 2001 Caribbean birds
Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus 2001 Caribbean birds Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae 2001 Caribbean birds St. Vincent Amazon Amazona guildingii 2001 Caribbean birds MS
Lesser Antillean Euphonia Chlorophonia flavifrons 2002 Wild flowers of Montserrat 4v set Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 2002 Wild flowers of Montserrat MS Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 2003 Birds of the Caribbean
Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia 2003 Birds of the Caribbean Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina 2003 Birds of the Caribbean Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 2003 Birds of the Caribbean Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 2003 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 2003 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 2003 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet Spectacled Thrush Turdus nudigenis 2003 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet Glittering-throated Emerald Chionomesa fimbriata 2003 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet
Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris 2003 Birds of the Caribbean Sheet Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 2003 Birds of the Caribbean MS Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 2005 Seabirds of the Caribbean Sheet Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus 2005 Seabirds of the Caribbean Sheet
Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum 2005 Seabirds of the Caribbean Sheet Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata 2005 Seabirds of the Caribbean Sheet Common Tern Sterna hirundo 2005 Seabird of the Caribbean MS Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea 2006 Overprint 30th ANNIVERSARY...on previous issues
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus 2007 Parrots of the Caribbean Sheet Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus 2007 Parrots of the Caribbean Sheet Sun Parakeet Aratinga solstitialis 2007 Parrots of the Caribbean Sheet Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna 2007 Parrots of the Caribbean Sheet Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus 2007 Parrots of the Caribbean MS Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 2008 Endangered animals 6v sheet
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 2008 UWI, The University of the West Indies 2v set Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 2009 Birds of Montserrat Sheet American Kestrel Falco sparverius 2009 Birds of Montserrat Sheet
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 2009 Birds of Montserrat Sheet Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 2009 Birds of Montserrat Sheet Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 2009 Birds of Montserrat MS Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 2010 WWF Sheet with 2 sets
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 2010 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 2010 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 2010 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 2010 WWF Sheet with 4 sets
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 2010 WWF Sheet with 4 sets Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 2010 WWF Sheet with 4 sets Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 2010 WWF Sheet with 4 sets Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 2011 Fauna of China 4v sheet
Northern Pintail Anas acuta 2012 Ducks Sheet Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 2012 Ducks Sheet Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 2012 Ducks Sheet Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 2012 Ducks Sheet
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2012 Ducks MS Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia 2014 Hummingbirds Sheet White-bellied Mountaingem Lampornis hemileucus 2014 Hummingbirds Sheet Olivaceous Thornbill Chalcostigma olivaceum 2014 Hummingbirds Sheet
White-bellied Emerald Chlorestes candida 2014 Hummingbirds Sheet Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii 2014 Hummingbirds Sheet Collared Inca Coeligena torquata 2014 Hummingbirds Sheet Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia ruficauda 2016 Birds of Montserrat Sheet
American Black Swift Cypseloides niger 2016 Birds of Montserrat Sheet Willet Tringa semipalmata 2016 Birds of Montserrat Sheet Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 2016 Birds of Montserrat Sheet
Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 2016 Birds of Montserrat MS Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 2018 Birds Sheet Glittering-throated Emerald Chionomesa fimbriata 2018 Birds Sheet Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila 2018 Birds Sheet White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora 2018 Birds Sheet
Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi 2018 Birds MS American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 2019 Flamingo Sheet American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 2019 Flamingo Sheet American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 2019 Flamingo Sheet American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 2019 Flamingo Sheet
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 2019 Flamingo MS
Montserrat map

Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea
Population: 9,600; an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned
Climate: tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland

Birds: 110 species. 2 endemic.

Links:
Montserrat Stamp Bureau postal administration website
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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Great Egret Ardea alba
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
Forest Thrush Turdus lherminieri
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Blue-headed Hummingbird Riccordia bicolor
Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Jamaican Tody Todus todus
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax
Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea
Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor
Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae
St. Vincent Amazon Amazona guildingii
Lesser Antillean Euphonia Chlorophonia flavifrons
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Spectacled Thrush Turdus nudigenis
Glittering-throated Emerald Chionomesa fimbriata
Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus
Sun Parakeet Aratinga solstitialis
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis
Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia
White-bellied Mountaingem Lampornis hemileucus
Olivaceous Thornbill Chalcostigma olivaceum
White-bellied Emerald Chlorestes candida
Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia ruficauda
American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
Willet Tringa semipalmata
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber

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