Dollarbird

Eurystomus orientalis

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The Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis), also known as the Oriental Dollarbird or Dollar Roller, is a bird of the roller family, so named because of the distinctive blue coin-shaped spots on its wings. It can be found in south-west Pacific and east Asia from northern Australia to the Japan archipelago and India.

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  1. (c) David Cook Wildlife Photography, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/16520061@N08/2109876107
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurystomus_orientalis

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