Mount Hiko Broad-billed Roller
英彦山のぶっぽうそう · Hikosannobuppousou
Photo: Szymon Bzoma / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
- Designated by
- Prefectural / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Habitat / breeding site
- Designated on
- August 13, 1957
- Location
- 福岡県田川郡添田町英彦山
- Prefectures
- Fukuoka
- 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
Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).
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Frequently asked questions
The designated site is in 福岡県田川郡添田町英彦山.
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