Dollarbird
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| Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766) |
The Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis), also known as the Dollar Roller or the Broad-billed Roller, is a bird of the roller family, so named because of the silver-dollar sized spots on its wings.
It has a length of up to 30cm, and can be found in East Asia, from northern Australia to the Japanese archipelago.The bird is an insectivore with a love of beetles and often catches prey whilst flying. The young birds have a darker beak which becomes more orange as it becomes mature.
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[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Eurystomus orientalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
