Oriental Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Oriental Dollarbird
The Oriental Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Coraciidae (Rollers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Eurystomus orientalis
- Family
- Coraciidae (Rollers)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Oriental Dollarbird
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Eurystomus orientalis cyanocollis
- Eurystomus orientalis orientalis
- Eurystomus orientalis laetior
- Eurystomus orientalis gigas
- Eurystomus orientalis irisi
- Eurystomus orientalis oberholseri
- Eurystomus orientalis pacificus
- Eurystomus orientalis waigiouensis
- Eurystomus orientalis crassirostris
- Eurystomus orientalis solomonensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Coracias orientalis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- 'India orientali' = Java, apud Stresemann.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.159
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Rollers
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Eurystomus gularis
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Azure Dollarbird
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Blue-bellied Roller
Coracias cyanogaster
Racket-tailed Roller
Coracias spatulatus
Purple Roller
Coracias naevius
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Purple-winged Roller
Coracias temminckii
Indochinese Roller
Coracias affinis
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
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