Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyCoraciidae (Rollers)
- GenusEurystomus (Broad-billed Rollers and Dollarbirds)
- SpeciesEurystomus orientalis (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. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Dollarbird sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Dollarbird sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Dollarbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Dollarbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.