Broad-billed Roller
ブッポウソウ · Buppousou
Photo: Szymon Bzoma / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
- Designated by
- Prefectural / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Species
- Designated on
- July 29, 1985
- Prefectures
- Nagano
- Scientific name
- Eurystomus orientalis
About the Oriental Dollarbird
The Oriental dollarbird is a lovely summer visitor with a blue-green body and red bill and feet, nesting in tree hollows or the buildings of shrines and temples. It hawks insects in flight. Its call was once thought to sound like the Buddhist Three Jewels, hence its name. Breeding sites across Japan, from Saitama to Fukuoka, are designated Natural Monuments.
Natural Monuments related to the Oriental Dollarbird →Map
Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.
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Frequently asked questions
The Broad-billed Roller is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Nagano.
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