Dollar bird (species: Eurystomus orientalis) in ALA: LIRS and surrounds using records to Oct. 2021 (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Eurystomus orientalis
Dollar bird


©Anne Hoggett: Juvenile Dollar bird at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Juvenile Dollarbird at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Eurystomus orientalis near Lizard Island Research Station.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Coraciiformes
Family Coraciidae
Genus Eurystomus
Species Eurystomus orientalis
Status least concern

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Behaviour

Dollarbirds don't spend very long at Lizard Island. They arrive in March and are gone by the end of April.

Web resources

References

  • Smith, G.C. (1987). The birds of Eagle Island, a tropical sand cay on the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, The Sunbird, 17(1): 1-11. LIRS catalog number 245.