Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Asian Koel
The Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) 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 scolopaceus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Asian Koel
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Eudynamys scolopaceus scolopaceus
- Eudynamys scolopaceus chinensis
- Eudynamys scolopaceus harterti
- Eudynamys scolopaceus malayanus
- Eudynamys scolopaceus corvinus
- Eudynamys scolopaceus mindanensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus scolopaceus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Bengal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.111
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Nannococcyx psix
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
Dwarf Koel
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Black-billed Koel
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Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
Long-tailed Koel
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Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx maculatus
Violet Cuckoo
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