Oriental dollarbird
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) is a bird of the roller family, so named because of the distinctive pale blue or white, coin-shaped spots on its wings. It can be found from Australia to Korea, Japan and India.
Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
Oriental dollarbird | |
---|---|
Adult | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Coraciidae |
Genus: | Eurystomus |
Species: | E. orientalis |
Binomial name | |
Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
![]() | |
Distribution of the oriental dollarbird | |
Synonyms | |
Coracias orientalis Linnaeus, 1766 |
Close