# Azure dollarbird

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The **azure dollarbird** (***Eurystomus azureus***) also known as the **azure roller**, **purple dollarbird** or **purple roller**, is a species of [bird](/source/Bird) in the family [Coraciidae](/source/Coraciidae). It is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to [North Maluku](/source/North_Maluku) in Indonesia. Formerly, some authorities considered the azure dollarbird to be a subspecies of the [oriental dollarbird](/source/Oriental_dollarbird).

A [molecular phylogenetic](/source/Molecular_phylogenetic) study by Ulf Johansson and collaborators published in 2018 found that the azure dollarbird was nested in a [clade](/source/Clade) containing [subspecies](/source/Subspecies) of the [Oriental dollarbird](/source/Oriental_dollarbird) (*Eurystomus orientalis*).[1]

## Habitat

The azure dollarbird's natural [habitats](/source/Habitat) are [subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest](/source/Subtropical_or_tropical_moist_lowland_forest) and [plantations](/source/Plantation). It is negatively affected by [habitat loss](/source/Habitat_loss). For some time, it was assumed to be decreasing in numbers quite rapidly and it was uplisted to Vulnerable in the 2000 [IUCN Red List](/source/IUCN_Red_List). However, more recently it was determined to be, although still declining, more common than previously believed, and thus it was downlisted to Near Threatened in 2007.[2]

## Footnotes

1. Johansson, U.S.; Irestedt, M.; Qu, Y.; Ericson, P. G. P. (2018). "Phylogenetic relationships of rollers (Coraciidae) based on complete mitochondrial genomes and fifteen nuclear genes". *Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution*. **126**: 17–22. [doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.030](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.030). [PMID 29631051](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29631051)

1. See BirdLife International (2004, 2007a,b).

## References

- BirdLife International (2007a): [ [2006-2007 Red List status changes](https://web.archive.org/web/20070828022837/http://www.birdlife.org/action/science/species/global_species_programme/whats_new.html) ]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
- BirdLife International (2007b): [Eurystomus azureus - BirdLife Species Factsheet](http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1044&m=0). Retrieved 2007-AUG-26

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