Asian koel / Indischer Köl (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

Wikipedia: Asian köl Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Asian_koel.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Eudynamys (Eudynamys); Family Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
General: The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)^[3][4] is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with the closely related black-billed koels, and Pacific koels which are sometimes treated as subspecies. The Asian koel like many of its related cuckoo kin is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults.^[5] The name koel is echoic in origin with several language variants. The bird is a widely used symbol in Indian and Nepali poetry.^{[6][additional citation(s) needed]} [more]