Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyCoraciidae (Rollers)
- GenusEurystomus (Broad-billed Rollers and Dollarbirds)
- SpeciesEurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird)
About the Dollarbird
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.
The Oriental dollarbird was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1766 in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Coracias orientalis. Linnaeus based his description on "Le Rollier des Indes" that had been described and illustrated by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The type locality is the island of Java in Indonesia. The Oriental dollarbird is now placed in the genus Eurystomus that was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot.
A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 found that the azure dollarbird (Eurystomus azureus) was nested in a clade containing subspecies of the Oriental dollarbird. Formerly, some authorities have also considered the broad-billed roller and the azure dollarbird to have been subspecies of the oriental dollarbird. The generic name derives from Ancient Greek eurustomos 'wide-mouthed' and the specific epithet is Latin... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Rufous-bellied Kookaburra
Dacelo gaudichaud
Beach Kingfisher
Todiramphus saurophagus
Common Paradise-Kingfisher
Tanysiptera galatea
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Yellow-billed Kingfisher
Syma torotoro
Hook-billed Kingfisher
Melidora macrorrhina
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Papuan Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx solitarius
Blue-black Kingfisher
Todiramphus nigrocyaneus
Little Kingfisher
Ceyx pusillus
Kofiau Paradise-Kingfisher
Tanysiptera ellioti
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dollarbird in Raja Ampat?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Dollarbird sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 764 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Dollarbird in Raja Ampat?
August has the highest sighting rate for Dollarbird in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.