List of birds on stamps of British Indian Ocean Territory

Year Date Type Species Author Species Value Stamps Catalogues Taxonomy
Scott Yvert Mitchell Sta. & Gib. Order Family
1968 (17.01) NOR Coracopsis nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) 5c 0 0 1 1 Psittaciformes Psittacidae
1968 (23.10) NOR Fregata minor (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) 5r 32 29 30 29 Pelecaniformes Fregatidae
1969 (10.07) NOR Threskiornis aethiopicus Latham, 1790 2.25r 34 31 31 31 Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae
1971 (01.02) NOR Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) 1.50r 42 42 42 39 Ciconiiformes Ardeidae
1971 (30.06) NOR Dryolimnas cuvieri (Pucheran, 1845) 3.50r 43 43 43 40 Gruiformes Rallidae
1972 (20.11) NOR Dryolimnas cuvieri
Threskiornis aethiopicus
(Pucheran, 1845)
Latham, 1790
95c
1.50r
48
49
48
49
48
49
45
46
Gruiformes
Ciconiiformes
Rallidae
Threskiornithidae
1975 (28.02) NOR Dicrurus aldabranus (Ridgway, 1893) 5c 63 63 63 62 Passeriformes Dicruridae
NOR Centropus toulou (Muller, 1776) 10c 64 64 63 0 Cuculiformes Cuculidae
NOR Foudia eminentissima Bonaparte, 1850 20c 65 65 65 64 Passeriformes Ploceidae
NOR Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786) 25c 66 66 66 65 Charadriiformes Sternidae
NOR Sterna bergii Lichtenstein, 1823 30c 67 67 67 65 Charadriiformes Sternidae
NOR Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) 40c 68 68 68 67 Pelecaniformes Sulidae
NOR Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758) 50c 69 69 69 68 Charadriiformes Laridae
NOR Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 60c 70 70 70 69 Ciconiiformes Ardeidae
NOR Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831 65c 71 71 71 70 Pelecaniformes Sulidae
NOR Zosterops maderaspatanus (Linnaeus, 1766) 95c 72 72 72 71 Passeriformes Zosteropidae
NOR Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758) 1r 73 73 73 72 Ciconiiformes Ardeidae
NOR Fregata ariel (Gray, 1845) 1.75r 74 74 74 73 Pelecaniformes Fregatidae
NOR Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802 3.50r 75 75 75 74 Pelecaniformes Phaethontidae
NOR Cinnyris sovimanga - 5r 76 76 76 75
NOR Streptopelia picturata - 10r 77 77 77 76 Columbiformes Columbidae
1975 (10.07) NOR Threskiornis aethiopicus Latham, 1790 65c 79 79 78 78 Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae
1990 (03.05) NOR Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802 15p 94 94 94 90 Pelecaniformes Phaethontidae
NOR Streptopelia picturata - 20p 95 95 95 91 Columbiformes Columbidae
NOR Fregata minor (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) 24p 96 96 96 92 Pelecaniformes Fregatidae
NOR Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758) 30p 97 97 97 93 Ciconiiformes Ardeidae
NOR Charadrius leschenaultii (Lesson, 1826) 34p 98 98 98 94 Charadriiformes Charadriidae
NOR Dromas ardeola (Paykull, 1805) 41p 99 99 99 95 Charadriiformes Dromadidae
NOR Sterna bergii Lichtenstein, 1823 45p 100 100 100 96 Charadriiformes Sternidae
NOR Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831 54p 101 101 101 97 Charadriiformes Sternidae
NOR Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786) 62p 102 102 102 98 Charadriiformes Sternidae
NOR Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766) 71p 103 103 103 99 Pelecaniformes Sulidae
NOR Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) 80p 104 104 104 100 Passeriformes Sturnidae
NOR Foudia madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) 105 105 105 101 Passeriformes Ploceidae
1994 (03.05) NOR Fregata minor (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) 24p 0 0 0 0 Pelecaniformes Fregatidae
NOR Foudia madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766 0 0 0 0 Passeriformes Ploceidae
2000 (22.05) NOR Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) 34p 0 0 0 0 Charadriiformes Alcidae
NOR Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) 0 0 0 0 Passeriformes Muscicapidae
2001 (01.10) NOR Dromas ardeola (Paykull, 1805) 50p (x5) 0 0 0 0 Charadriiformes Dromadidae
2002 (17.06) NOR Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766) 50p (x5) 0 0 0 0 Pelecaniformes Sulidae
2004 (21.06) NOR Foudia madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) 2p 0 0 0 0 Passeriformes Ploceidae
NOR Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766) 14p 0 0 0 0 Columbiformes Columbidae
NOR Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) 20p 0 0 0 0 Passeriformes Sturnidae
NOR Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) 26p 0 0 0 0 Ciconiiformes Ardeidae
NOR Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786) 34p 0 0 0 0 Charadriiformes Sternidae
NOR Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831 58p 0 0 0 0 Pelecaniformes Sulidae
NOR Fregata minor (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) 76p 0 0 0 0 Pelecaniformes Fregatidae
NOR Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802 80p 0 0 0 0 Pelecaniformes Phaethontidae
NOR Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758) 1.10£ 0 0 0 0 Ciconiiformes Ardeidae
NOR Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin, 1789) 1.34£ 0 0 0 0 Charadriiformes Charadriidae
NOR Anas querquedula Linnaeus, 1758 1.48£ 0 0 0 0 Anseriformes Anatidae
NOR Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758) 2.50£ 0 0 0 0 Charadriiformes Scolopacidae