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;Eurystomus orientalis
Identification
Red bill with glossy dark blue-green plumage diagnostic.Appears black in poor light.Broad silvery white patch on base of primaries conspicuous only in flight(thus named Dollarbird)Size-30cm.
Distribution
The Indian subcontinent,temperate eastern Russia,China & Japan through South-East Asia to Australia and the Solomons;northern population migrate to tropical latitudes during winter.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Mangroves,Forests edges,beach scrub,plantation and open country.