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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Main features: Medium (30cm), appears blackish in poor light; but upon closer inspection: blue-green plumage; brownish head; blackish cap; blackish upper tail and flight feathers; bill large, stubby, orange; feet red; iris yellow.
Juvenile: Bill brown, duller, "dollar" not so well-defined.
Call: Described as a harsh single kack at rest and in flight. Sometimes 3-5 loud kack-kak-kak or kek-ek-ek. Two birds sitting side-by-side sometimes clatter away like castanets.
In flight: Large, blue-tinged white patch at the base of primaries. Rolling flight with deep flapping.
Similar birds: In flight, they look like Nightjars. But Nightjars are less acrobatic.
Status in Singapore: Common resident and winter visitor throughout the island and North and South offshore islands.
World distribution: East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia.
Classification: Family Coraciidae. World 12 species, Singapore 1 species. |
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- gerbil
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 51 W: 2 N: 37]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-s.gif)
(196) - [2008-05-26 16:26]
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Great timing and very useful comment. Pity, that the bird lacks the last final bit of crispness in focus.
Very good picture anyway !
Thanks for showing.
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