Oriental Dollarbird
OccasionalGBIF 10.0·Dongniao Rarity Index6.96
Oriental Dollarbird（学名：Eurystomus orientalis），是佛法僧目佛法僧科三宝鸟属的鸟类。亦称: 老鸹翠、东方宽嘴转鸟、阔嘴鸟。显著特征是亮红色的喙和脚，以及蓝绿色的身体。分布广泛，从喜马拉雅山脉至斯里兰卡、亚洲东北部、菲律宾、新几内亚、澳大利亚、俾斯麦群岛和所罗门群岛都有其踪迹。在中国，被视为国家三有保护鸟类。
Oriental Dollarbird
26-30 cm. Stocky upright green bird with wide red bill, eye-ring and legs; large dark brown head; wings/back greenish blue; flight feathers deep blue; tail short, black tipped. Immature: duller; bill blackish, then flesh-coloured. Singles, pairs, open companies: sits on powerlines, dead trees over woodland or water; sallies after flying insects with deep, loose wingbeats; shows blue-white wing spot, hence 'Dollarbird'. At dusk, dips low, flutters high, like thickset nightjar.
- Other name
- Oriental Dollarbird, Asian Dollarbird.
- Voice
- harsh, 'kak, kak, kak-kak-kak-kak-kak'.
- Habitat
- edges of rainforest, forest, woodland, watercourses, wetlands; country, farmlands, treed outer suburbs.
- Breeding
- Oct.-Feb.
- Eggs
- 3-5; white, glossy, pointed; on decayed debris in high, level hollow or tree hole.
- Range & Status
- (race pacificus) summer breeding migrant (Sept.-April) from PNG and e. Indonesia: to coastal n. and e. Aust. from Kimberley (WA) to C. York (Q), s. in e. Aust. to ne.-c. Vic., inland to c. Mt Isa-Blackall-Charleville (Q); Warrumbungle NP-Hay-Barham (NSW). Casual sw. Q; Murray R. w. to Morgan, and Kangaroo I. (SA); s. Vic. Also widespread Indonesia to Asia.
- Distribution key to races
- 1. Eurystomus orientalis pacificus
