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Bird stamps of Cook Islands
White Tern Gygis alba 1898 Definitives White Tern Gygis alba 1898 Definitives White Tern Gygis alba 1898 Definitives White Tern Gygis alba 1900 Definitives White Tern Gygis alba 1900 Definitives White Tern Gygis alba 1900 Definitives
White Tern Gygis alba 1902 Definitives wmk White Tern Gygis alba 1915 Definitives wmk, p 14 White Tern Gygis alba 1919 Definitives wmk, p 15x14 Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 1949 Definitives White Tern Gygis alba 1963 Definitives
White Tern Gygis alba 1973 Currency 7v set White Tern Gygis alba 1974 UPU, stamp on stamp 4v set White Tern Gygis alba 1974 UPU, stamp on stamp 4v set
White Tern Gygis alba 1974 UPU, stamp on stamp 4v sheet White Tern Gygis alba 1974 UPU, stamp on stamp 4v sheet European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 1974 Christmas 5v set European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 1974 Christmas MS
Mewing Kingfisher Todiramphus ruficollaris 1976 Nature conservation day Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli 1977 Nature conservation day Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako 1978 Nature conservation day
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1979 Apollo 11 4v set Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1979 Apollo 11 4v sheet Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis 1979 Nature conservation day Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 1985 Audubon Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens 1985 Audubon
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica 1985 Audubon Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica 1985 Audubon Dickcissel Spiza americana 1985 Audubon White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 1985 Audubon Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis 1985 Audubon MS
Seaside Sparrow Ammospiza maritima 1985 Audubon MS MS Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita 1985 Audubon MS MS MS Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata 1989 WWF Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata 1989 WWF
Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis 1989 WWF Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis 1989 WWF Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata 1989 WWF MS
Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata 1989 WWF MS MS Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis 1989 WWF MS MS MS Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis 1989 WWF MS MS MS MS
Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata 1990 Birdpex 90 MS Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata 1990 Birdpex 90 MS MS Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis 1990 Birdpex 90 MS MS MS
Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis 1990 Birdpex 90 MS MS MS MS Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 1992 Endangered wildlife Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae 1992 Endangered wildlife Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 1992 Pacific arts
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 1992 Pacific arts Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 1992 Pacific arts Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 1992 Pacific arts African Penguin Spheniscus demersus 1992 Endangered wildlife
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1992 Endangered wildlife Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1994 Apollo 11 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1994 Apollo 11
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1994 Apollo 11 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1994 Apollo 11 Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 1999 Overprint KIA ORANA on 1992.03 Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 1999 Overprint KIA ORANA on 1992.03
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 1999 Overprint KIA ORANA on 1992.03 Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 1999 Overprint KIA ORANA on 1992.03 Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae 2001 Overprint Suwarrow Sanctuary on 1992.01-2 12v set Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 2001 Overprint Suwarrow Sanctuary on 1992.01-2 12v set
Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako 2005 WWF Mewing Kingfisher Todiramphus ruficollaris 2005 WWF Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens 2005 WWF Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli 2005 WWF
Blue Lorikeet Vini peruviana 2007 Wildlife 26v set Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens 2007 Wildlife 26v set Blue Lorikeet Vini peruviana 2007 Wildlife 26v set
Blue Lorikeet Vini peruviana 2007 Wildlife 26v set Blue Lorikeet Vini peruviana 2007 Wildlife 26v set Blue Lorikeet Vini peruviana 2007 Wildlife 26v set
Mewing Kingfisher Todiramphus ruficollaris 2007 Wildlife Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako 2007 Wildlife Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens 2007 Wildlife
Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli 2007 Wildlife Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako 2007 Birds
Blue Lorikeet Vini peruviana 2007 Birds Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli 2007 Birds
Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii 2010 WWF Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii 2010 WWF Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii 2010 WWF Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii 2010 WWF
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2011 Wetlands 4v set Greylag Goose Anser anser 2011 Christmas 4v set Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2011 Christmas 4v set Greylag Goose Anser anser 2011 Christmas 4v sheet
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2011 Christmas 4v sheet Greylag Goose Anser anser 2011 Christmas Sheet of 3 sets Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2011 Christmas Sheet of 3 sets Whooping Crane Grus americana 2013 Wildlife 6v set
Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2014 WWF White frame Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2014 WWF White frame Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2014 WWF White frame Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2014 WWF White frame
Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2014 WWF No frame Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2014 WWF No frame Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2014 WWF No frame Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2014 WWF No frame
Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2014 WWF MS Mewing Kingfisher Todiramphus ruficollaris 2015 Self government, stamp on stamp 15v sheet Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli 2015 Self government, stamp on stamp 15v sheet Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako 2015 Self government, stamp on stamp 15v sheet
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 2015 Self government, stamp on stamp 15v sheet Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 2015 Self government, stamp on stamp 15v sheet Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae 2015 Self government, stamp on stamp 15v sheet Mewing Kingfisher Todiramphus ruficollaris 2015 Self government, stamp on stamp 10v sheet
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2016 Pacific marine life 12v set Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2017 Surcharge on WWF 2014 Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2017 Surcharge on WWF 2014 Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2017 Surcharge on WWF 2014
Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2017 Surcharge on WWF 2014 Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2017 Surcharge on WWF 2014 Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis 2017 Surcharge on WWF 2014 Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2017 WWF
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2017 WWF Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2017 WWF Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2017 WWF Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2017 WWF Sheet with 2 sets
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2017 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2017 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2017 WWF Sheet with 2 sets Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris 2018 Birdpex
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni 2018 Birdpex Swamp Harrier Circus approximans 2018 Birds of prey White frames Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus 2018 Birds of prey White frames
Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum 2018 Birds of prey White frames Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus 2018 Birds of prey White frames Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica 2018 Birds of prey White frames Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis 2018 Birds of prey White frames
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus 2018 Birds of prey White frames Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 2018 Birds of prey White frames Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 2018 Birds of prey White frames Great Egret Ardea alba 2018 Birds of prey White frames
Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus 2018 Birds of prey White frames Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 2018 Birds of prey White frames Barking Owl Ninox connivens 2018 Birds of prey White frames
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris 2019 Birdpex revalued Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni 2019 Birdpex revalued Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 2019 Suwarrow Atoll Sheet
Red-footed Booby Sula sula 2019 Suwarrow Atoll Sheet Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 2019 Suwarrow Atoll Sheet Masked Booby Sula dactylatra 2019 Suwarrow Atoll Sheet Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 2019 Suwarrow Atoll Sheet
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 2019 Suwarrow Atoll Sheet Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 2019 Suwarrow Atoll Sheet Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 2019 Suwarrow Atoll Sheet Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 2019 Suwarrow Atoll Sheet
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 2019 Suwarrow Atoll Sheet Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 2019 Suwarrow Atoll MS Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 2019 Suwarrow Atoll MS MS
Cook Islands map

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean
Population: 21,750
Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds
Terrain: low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south

Birds: 50 species. 6 endemic species.



BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
White Tern Gygis alba
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Mewing Kingfisher Todiramphus ruficollaris
Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli
Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis
Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
Dickcissel Spiza americana
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis
Seaside Sparrow Ammospiza maritima
Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens
Blue Lorikeet Vini peruviana
Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Whooping Crane Grus americana
Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum
Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
Great Egret Ardea alba
Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Barking Owl Ninox connivens
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

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