If you want to learn more about the birds of French Polynesia, here is a short selection of useful books and websites :

The bibliographic data base of the Société d’Ornithologie de Polynésie (SOP) contains around 350 references.
These are mainly scientific articles: A-L, M-Z , books, study reports or magazine articles.
Our research was focused on work dealing with bird life in French Polynesia and in the Pacific. Other referenced publications concern, more specifically, conservation.
Abstracts of some articles are accessible by clicking on the link. Documents effectively present in our library are marked with x. Come and see us to consult our documentation !

Please help us complete this list by informing us of an interesting input that we may have overlooked.

	OISEAUX du FENUA, A. Gouni and T. Zysman Téthys éditions - tethys-editions@mail.pf ISBN10 : 2-9511900-5-0 210 x 150 mm 240 pages - 420 photos The only book illustrating with high quality photos all the birds of French Polynesia (even the rarest, the most endangered or thoses surviving on remote islets or atolls (Rapa, Niau, Motane, acteon group, etc…). This book presents the latest scientific data (taxinomy, state of populations, etc…).
	MANU, Les Oiseaux de Polynésie, P. Fontaine, O. et J. Fossati, V. Mu-Liepman, P. Raust and Y. Vernaudon. Collection Survol, Au vent des îles éditions (second edition, 2000) ISBN : 2-909790-06-1 130 x 200 mm - 64 pages All the birds of the four archipelagos of French Polynesia
	Oiseaux de Tahiti, J.-C. Thibault & C. Rives, Les éditions du Pacifique (second édition) ISBN : 9971-40-091-X 111 pages Only the birds of the Windward Islands: Tahiti, Moorea and Tetiaroa.
	A Field Guide To The Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific H. D. Pratt, P. L. Bruner & D. G. Berrett Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1987 ISBN : 0-691-08402-5 409 pages - 45 color plates
	Contribution à l'étude des oiseaux de Polynésie orientale D.T. Holyoak et J.-C. Thibault Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 1984 209 pages
	Livre rouge des Oiseaux menacés des régions françaises d'Outre-mer, Conseil International pour la Protection des Oiseaux, monographie N°5 ISBN 2-9503104-0-0 258 pages - 8 color plates A specific chapter deals with endangered bird species of French Polynesia.
	Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation A. Stattersfield, M. Crosby, A. Long & D. Wege - Maps by Andrew P. Rayner BirdLife Conservation Series N°7 Duncan Brooks ISBN : 0-946888-33-7 173 x 245 mm - 846 pages A detailed account of th world's 218 endemic bird areas - priority sites for birds and general biodiversity conservation.
	Threatened Birds of the World BirdLife International - Lynx Edicions, 2001 - http://www.hbw.com ISBN : 0-94688-39-6 852 pages A shocking 1.186 bird species risk becoming extinct in the next 100 years. Even worse, 182 of these are Critically Endangered - meaning they could be extinct in just 10 years. Which birds are threatened? What do they look like? Where are they found? Why are they threatened? What needs to be done? Threatened Birds of the World provides you with all this information and much more… The good news is that there are many opportunities to help these species. Threatened Birds of the World highlights these, providing full information on each species. The challenge for us all now will be to use these facts and figures to ensure that action takes place before it is too late.

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Découvrez les oiseaux des DOM-TOM à http://skua.multimania.com

	BirdLife International The International reference for Bird protection		Société Calédonienne d'Ornithologie Birdlife's Partner in New caledonia
	Palau Conservation Society (PCS) Birdlife's Partner in Palau (Micronesia)		O Le Siosiomaga Society Inc. (OLSSI) Birdlife's Partner in Samoa
	Birds Australia Birdlife's Partner in Australia		Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Birdlife's Partner in New Zealand
	Cook Islands Biodiversity & Natural Heritage The best site about Cook Islands biodiversity and its conservation		NatureFiji-MareqetiViti The best site about Fiji's biodiversity and its conservation
	Ornithological Society of New Zealand (OSNZ)		South Pacific Régional Environnement Programme (SPREP/PROE)
	Wetlands International		TRAFFIC

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To see the stamps issued by the philatelic center of the Tahiti Post Office and the commentaries from the philatelic circular, click here

	LES OISEAUX EN POLYNESIE FRANCAISE Issue : september 24, 1981 Size : 27X48 - Sheet : 25 stamps Maquette : VERET-LEMARINIER d'après C. RIVES Printing process : OFFSET quadrichromie Printing shop : EDILA 47 F CFP : Sterna bergii - Tarapapa 53 F CFP : Ptilinopus purpuratus - U'upa 65 F CFP : Estrilda astrild - Vini
	LES OISEAUX EN POLYNESIE FRANCAISE Issue : november 17, 1982 Size : 27X48 - Sheet : 25 stamps Maquette : VERET-LEMARINIER d'après C. RIVES Printing process : OFFSET quadrichromie Printing shop : EDILA 37 F CFP : Egretta sacra - Otu'u 39 F CFP : Pluvialis dominica - Torea 42 F CFP : Lonchura castaneothorax - Vini
	OISEAUX UNIQUES AU MONDE Issue : june 5, 1990 Size : 26X36 Vertical - Sheet : 25 stamps Maquette : d'après B. PETIT Printing process : OFFSET Printing shop : CARTOR 13 F CFP : Meho - Sooty Crake - Porzana tabuensis 20 F CFP : Pihiti - Marquesan Lorikeet - Vini ultramarina
	OISEAUX UNIQUES AU MONDE Issue : june 5, 1991 Size : 26X36 Vertical - Sheet : 25 stamps Maquette : d'après B. PETIT Printing process : OFFSET Printing shop : CARTOR 17 F CFP : Kote'ute'u - Tuamotu Kingfisher- Halcyon gambieri 21 F CFP : Vini Ura - Kuhl's Lorikeet - Vini kuhlii
	OISEAUX UNIQUES AU MONDE Issue : june 7, 1995 Size : 26X36 Vertical - Sheet : 25 stamps Production : d'après illustration B. PETIT Printing process : OFFSET Printing shop : PERIGUEUX 22 F CFP : Koko - Rapa Fruit-dove - Ptilinopus huttoni 44 F CFP : Upe - Marquesas Fruit-pigeon - Ducula galeata
	OISEAUX MARINS DE POLYNESIE Issue : june 12, 1996 Size : 26X36 Horizontal - Sheet : 25 stamps Maquette : d'après B. PETIT Printing process : OFFSET - ITVF Printing shop : Imprimerie de l'OPT 66 F CFP : Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) 79 F CFP : Great Frigate-bird (Fregata minor) 84 F CFP : Brown Noddi (Anous stolidus)
	Birds of Polynesia First day : February 26th 2001 Illustration : B. PETIT Layout on both sides : COM-OPT 2001 Printing : 30 000 copies Made by : Gemplus credit units : 30 units / 1000 Fcfp - A'o, green heron, Butorides striatus patruelis credit units : 60 units / 2000 Fcfp - Vini, Lori nonette, Vini peruviana credit units : 150 units / 5000 Fcfp - O'mamao, Tahiti Monarch, Pomarea nigra
	Oiseaux de Polynésie Issue : 21 juin 2006 Size : 26x36 Planche de : 25 timbres Drawing : 2 visuels 80 000 de chaque dont métropole 20 000 de chaque Printing : offset Production : Photos : P. RAUST - PSP - OPT -2006 250 F CFP : Chevalier des Tuamotu (Prosobonia cancellata) 250 F CFP : Gallicolombe erythroptère (Gallicolumba erythroptera)

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