shiny bluish-blackish plumage; broad yellow-red bill (Zoo; 2008-10-21)
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Oriental Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Native Range:
Eurasia, Oriental Region, and Australian Region
Notes: called a dollarbird because of the distinctive coin-shaped spots on its wings, only visible in flight; perches with an upright silhouette on bare branches high in a tree; hawks for insects from this prominent perch, and then returns repeatedly; no sexual dimorphism.
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