The Dollarbird is a member of the Roller family - Coraciidae. It is named Dollarbird because of dollar shaped markings on its wings.
It has flycatcher like habits of sitting on a favorite perch and hawking for insects.
Classification:
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Coraciidae
Genus: Eurystomus
Species: E. orientalis
Photos:
Dollarbird
"Eurystomus orientalis. I have been trying to get close enough to this bird for about a month."
Photo courtesy of Gerard31
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
"Pic taken at Bt Batok nature park, s’pore"
Photo courtesy of kampang
Dollarbird
"Explore #277, 12/13/08. Ugh! What a disappointing thumbnail. Thanks for visiting, despite that. Much better Large On Black. That’s Mini-Me in his eye. The lighter area on the back of his head is caused by the sun, not premature baldness. He was vocalizing quite a bit, but capturing him with his bill open was like trying to capture a hummingbird with its tongue out."
Photo courtesy of SARhounds
Dollarbird
"Eurystomus orientalis, length 20cm."
Photo courtesy of chi liu
Dollarbird Chick-0227 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
(Eurystomus orientalis) For a couple of years now, I’ve been trying to get a half decent shot of a Dollarbird, but they’ve always proved to be very elusive. Yesterday I heard a chick ca… Read more…
Dollarbird showing its dollars
aaardvaark posted a photo:. showing its dollars. Read more…
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The Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis is the only roller found in Borneo. It’sa common resident of the lowland and coastal forests where it is frequently seen perched on exposed or dried branc… Read more…
My First Sighting of the DollarBird
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Dollarbird at dead coconut tree
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) photograph on top of dead coconut tree. I didn’t got the flight pic that shows the two silver dollar coins under its wings. Dollarbird Eurystomus o… Read more…
singapore dollar or ringgit dollar bird?
it is quite easy to spot a dollar bird. it likes to sun itself high up on the tree in the morning or after rain. from far away, you can see the black plump body and the red beak. its colour and… Read more…
