Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Pacific Koel
The Pacific Koel (Eudynamys orientalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
- Scientific name
- Eudynamys orientalis
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Pacific Koel
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Eudynamys orientalis orientalis
- Eudynamys orientalis picatus
- Eudynamys orientalis rufiventer
- Eudynamys orientalis hybrida
- Eudynamys orientalis salvadorii
- Eudynamys orientalis alberti
- Eudynamys orientalis cyanocephalus
- Eudynamys orientalis subcyanocephalus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus orientalis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- East Indies = Amboina.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.168
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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