Birds of the Philippines
Photos and videos of wild birds found in the Philippines. We travel all over the Philippines to document and take pictures of birds. Our goal is to make this site a resource of information and images about wild birds of the Philippines.
Oriental Dollarbird
ORIENTAL DOLLARBIRD
Eurystomus orientalis
Coraciidae Family
Bird #127 - March 2009
This is a resident bird. It has a distinctive orange beak. It stood still on this perch for a loooong time, even at close to 12 noon!
It would be interesting to find out where its name came from. Is it named after the US $?
Read MoreEurystomus orientalis
Coraciidae Family
Bird #127 - March 2009
This is a resident bird. It has a distinctive orange beak. It stood still on this perch for a loooong time, even at close to 12 noon!
It would be interesting to find out where its name came from. Is it named after the US $?
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