Asian Koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus - Coucou koël

Systematics

Order
:
Cuculiformes
Family
:
Cuculidés
Genus
:
Eudynamys
Species
:
scolopaceus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 46 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a species of bird in the Cuculidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Eudynamys scolopaceus scolopaceus (Nepal, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Laccadives and Maldives)
Eudynamys scolopaceus chinensis (s China, Indochina)
Eudynamys scolopaceus harterti (Hainan. off se China.)
Eudynamys scolopaceus malayanus (ne India and Bangladesh to Sumatra, Borneo and w Lesser Sundas)
Eudynamys scolopaceus mindanensis (Palawan and the Philippines to the n Moluccas)

Foreign names

Coucou koël,
Koel occidental,
coel-asiático,
Asienkoel,
ázsiai koel,
Indische Koël,
Koel comune,
asiatisk koel,
Grønnebbkoel,
koel vraní,
kukačka koel,
Koel,
intianvariskäki,
cucut coel asiàtic,
kukiel wielki,
Āzijas kuela,
Коэль,
Tuwur asia,
オニカッコウ,
噪鹃,
นกกาเหว่า,
噪鵑,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas