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Oriental Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
The Oriental dollarbird is a lovely summer visitor with a blue-green body and red bill and feet, nesting in tree hollows or the buildings of shrines and temples. It hawks insects in flight. Its call was once thought to sound like the Buddhist Three Jewels, hence its name. Breeding sites across Japan, from Saitama to Fukuoka, are designated Natural Monuments.
- Scientific name
- Eurystomus orientalis
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Saitama, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Fukuoka, Miyazaki
- 日本語
- ブッポウソウ
- 简体中文
- 三宝鸟
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The Oriental Dollarbird is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Saitama, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Fukuoka, Miyazaki.
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