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

Coucou koël
♂ adult
Coucou koël
♀ adult

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

Coucou koël
♂ adult

Habitat

Coucou koël
♂ adult plum. breeding

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

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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