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What is the name of the bird found on loonie?

The bird found on the Canadian one-dollar coin, commonly known as the "loonie," is the common loon. It is a native bird to Canada and is known for its distinctive black and white plumage.


What is a loonie in coins?

Loonie is the nickname for the Canada dollar coin because it has a bird called the Loon on the back of the coin.


What country uses a dollar coin called the loonie?

Canada uses a dollar coin called the loonie, which features a common loon on one side. The loonie was introduced in 1987 to replace the one-dollar banknote.


What bird is on the Canadian coin?

Which Canadian coins??? 1967 dollar ---- Canadian Goose 1967 cent ---- Dove Loonie ---- Loon


What is a bird from Canada?

The Loon. It is on Every Canadian one dollar coin. Which happens to be called a 'Loonie' Sources: I am Canadian


What is the diameter of a loonie?

The diameter of a loonie, which is the Canadian one-dollar coin, is 26.5 millimeters. It is made of a nickel-brass alloy and features a distinctive design, including a common loon on one side.


What does loonie mean in Canadian English?

"Loonie" is a slang term for the Canadian one-dollar coin. It gets its name from the image of a common loon, a bird native to Canada, that is featured on one side of the coin.


The Canadian dollar coin's nickname is the what?

The Loon, or Loony. From the picture of the Loon Duck on the obverse


Does Canada use a coin or a Canadian Dollar for 1 Canadian Dollar?

They now use a $1 coin irreverently called a loonie because it carries a picture of a swimming loon.


What does the saying your a loonie mean?

The saying "you're a loonie" is a slang term used to indicate that someone is crazy or eccentric. It derives from the Canadian one-dollar coin, which is colloquially referred to as a "loonie" because it features a loon (a type of bird) on one side. So, calling someone a loonie is suggesting that they are as unpredictable or strange as the bird depicted on the coin.


What currency does Canadian use?

Canadian Dollars. They are not at all the same as American Dollars, they just have a similar name. Funny enough, the Canadian 1-Dollar coin (not a paper bill, but a metal coin) is called a Loonie, because of the loon (a breed of bird) depicted on it. Some have come to call the Canadian Dollar in general the Loonie, like the American Dollar might be called a buck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loonie).


Why is the loon Canada's national bird?

It isn't. Canada doesn't have an official national bird. There has been discussion about having one, but so far, there is none. People think it is because it's on the Loonie.