Oriental Dollarbird

Eurystomus orientalis ‡

Yuleba, W of Brisbane, SE Qld IMG_5374 20151117 - pacificus

Notes: Broad red bill w. glossy dark blue-green plumage (appears black in poor light).
Broad silvery white patch on base of primaries (thus named (silver) dollar bird).
Juvenile: duller, no bright blue gloss on the throat; bill and feet are brownish.
Migratory. Ssp pacificus breeds in N & E Aust. Sep–Apr. Asian ssp abundus darker
head; vagrant to Christmas & Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Range from eBird^©(last 10 years)

Yuleba, W of Brisbane, SE Qld IMG_5392 20151117 - pacificus Wondecla, FNE Qld IMG_1455 20251108 - pacificus end Reed Road, Trinity Park, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_7413 20240215 - pacificus CLICK for another pic. end Reed Road, Trinity Park, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_7388 20240215 - pacificus composite of three pics. CLICK to enlarge. Green Island, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_8156 20220210 - pacificus juvenile. obvious pale wing patches ('dollar coins') de Moleyns Lagoon, Mirani, NE Qld IMG_0784 20220304 - pacificus Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, FNE Qld IMG_8740 20201008 - pacificus CLICK for another view. West Isl, Cocos (Keeling) Isls IMG_9623 20190210 - abundus: darker head but is overall slightly paler. Yuleba, W of Brisbane, SE Qld IMG_5400 20151117 - pacificus one feeding another de Moleyns Lagoon, Mirani, NE Qld IMG_0779+0788 20220304 - pacificus end Reed Road, Trinity Park, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_7430+7431 20240215 - pacificus over the road