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Common Name

Oriental Dollarbird

Alternate Names

Common Type

Dollarbird

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Coraciidae

Genus

Eurystomus

Species

orientalis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Oriental Dollar Bird Brunei

Number of Sub-Species

Ten Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Migratory moving to the moister equatorial belt in the dry season

Preferred Habitat

Open wooded areas with hollow bearing trees to build nests.

Distribution and Range

From Australia to Japan and India

Food

Perches on a tree searching for flying insects which it will fly out and catch on wing before returning to the same perch.

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