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[[Image:Australian_Koel.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|IanC|IanC}}<br />Port Macquarie, [[New South Wales]], December 2006]]
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[[Image:Australian_Koel.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|IanC|IanC}}<br />Port Macquarie, [[New South Wales]], December 2006]]
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'''Alternative names: Eastern Koel; "Australian Koel"
 
;[[:Category:Eudynamys|Eudynamys]] orientalis
 
;[[:Category:Eudynamys|Eudynamys]] orientalis
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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[[Image:44356P1026263.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|IanC|IanC}}<br />Port Macquarie, [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], January 2006]]
 
'''Male''':<br />
 
'''Male''':<br />
 
*Glossy black plumage, tinged with blue and green
 
*Glossy black plumage, tinged with blue and green
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*Buff-cream underparts with fine black bars<br />
 
*Buff-cream underparts with fine black bars<br />
 
'''Juvenile''': resembles the adult female, but is more buff and has a dark eye.  
 
'''Juvenile''': resembles the adult female, but is more buff and has a dark eye.  
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[[Image:44356P1026263.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|IanC|IanC}}<br />Port Macquarie, [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], January 2006]]
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Image:10429074052 AustralianKoel 9862bfcopy.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|janha|janha}}<br />Thuringowa, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], January 2006]]
 
Southern [[Moluccas]], [[New Guinea]], Bismarck Archipelago, [[Solomon Islands]] and north-west [[Australia]] along the north coast and down to [[New South Wales]]. Australian Birds winter in the [[Moluccan Islands]].
 
Southern [[Moluccas]], [[New Guinea]], Bismarck Archipelago, [[Solomon Islands]] and north-west [[Australia]] along the north coast and down to [[New South Wales]]. Australian Birds winter in the [[Moluccan Islands]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Formerly treated conspecific with [[Asian Koel]] and [[Black-billed Koel]].
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Often treated conspecific with one or both of [[Asian Koel]] and [[Black-billed Koel]].
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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====Subspecies====
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Seven subspecies in two groups:
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[[File:BF Pacific Koel female flight fthsm.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|fthsm|fthsm}}<br />Paramatta River, Sydney, [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], November 2008]]
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Eight subspecies in two groups<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
* Oriental Koel
 
* Oriental Koel
 
**''E. o. orientalis'': in southern Molucccas (Buru, Manipa, Kelang, Seram, Ambon, Watubela)
 
**''E. o. orientalis'': in southern Molucccas (Buru, Manipa, Kelang, Seram, Ambon, Watubela)
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**''E. o. subcyanocephalus'': North-western [[Australia]] to north-western [[Queensland]]; winters to southern [[Moluccas]]
 
**''E. o. subcyanocephalus'': North-western [[Australia]] to north-western [[Queensland]]; winters to southern [[Moluccas]]
 
**''E. o. cyanocephalus'': Northern [[Queensland]] to southern [[New South Wales]]; winters to [[Moluccas]]
 
**''E. o. cyanocephalus'': Northern [[Queensland]] to southern [[New South Wales]]; winters to [[Moluccas]]
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[[Image:10429074052 AustralianKoel 9862bfcopy.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|janha|janha}}<br />Thuringowa, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], January 2006]]
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Tall forests and suburbs and golf courses.
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[[File:BF Pacific Koel fledgling, Red Wattlebird fthsm.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Fledgling being fed by [[Red Wattlebird]]<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|fthsm|fthsm}}<br />Fairyland, Sydney, [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], December 2008]]
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Can be found in mature primary and secondary forests, plantations, woodlands, gardens and on golf courses.
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
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The diet includes fruit, particularly figs.
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Adults; the diet includes fruit, particularly figs.
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
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It is a brood parasite, laying 1 egg.
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It is a brood parasite, laying 1 egg. Australian birds use mainly [[Noisy Friarbird]]s, or [[Red Wattlebird]]s to host their offspring. The young bird does not attempt to replace chicks in the host species nest.
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====Vocalisation====
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Duetting may suggest short term pair bonds forming, as well as the normal polygynous mating behaviour.<br />
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{{Audio|BF-Pacific-Koel-1-December-2023-ABM.mp3}}<br />
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Probable territorial call<br />
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Recording by {{user|AmateurBirdMan|AmateurBirdMan}}<br />
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[[Victoria]], [[Australia]], 1 December 2023
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==In Culture==
 
==In Culture==
 
It is also colloquially known as the Rainbird or Stormbird in eastern [[Australia]], as its call is supposed to foreshadow rain.
 
It is also colloquially known as the Rainbird or Stormbird in eastern [[Australia]], as its call is supposed to foreshadow rain.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Birds in Backyards
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}
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#Birds in Backyards, https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/
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#https://animalia.bio/pacific-koel
 
#BirdForum Member observations
 
#BirdForum Member observations
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Eudynamys+orientalis}}  
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{{GSearch|"Eudynamys orientalis" {{!}} "Pacific Koel" {{!}} "Eastern Koel" {{!}} "Australian Koel"}}
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{{VSearch|"Eudynamys orientalis" {{!}} "Pacific Koel" {{!}} "Eastern Koel" {{!}} "Australian Koel"}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eudynamys]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eudynamys]]

Latest revision as of 13:27, 2 December 2023

Male
Photo © by IanC
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, December 2006

Alternative names: Eastern Koel; "Australian Koel"

Eudynamys orientalis

Identification

Female
Photo © by IanC
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, January 2006

Male:

  • Glossy black plumage, tinged with blue and green
  • Red eye

Female:

  • Glossy brown upperparts, heavily spotted with white
  • Black crown
  • Buff-cream underparts with fine black bars

Juvenile: resembles the adult female, but is more buff and has a dark eye.

Distribution

Juvenile
Photo by janha
Thuringowa, Queensland, Australia, January 2006

Southern Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands and north-west Australia along the north coast and down to New South Wales. Australian Birds winter in the Moluccan Islands.

Taxonomy

Often treated conspecific with one or both of Asian Koel and Black-billed Koel.

Subspecies

Female
Photo © by fthsm
Paramatta River, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, November 2008

Eight subspecies in two groups[1]:

  • Oriental Koel
    • E. o. orientalis: in southern Molucccas (Buru, Manipa, Kelang, Seram, Ambon, Watubela)
    • E. o. picatus: on Kai Islands, Sumba to Timor and Roma
    • E. o. rufiventer: on New Guinea
    • E. o. hybrida: Long Islands (Crown, Long, and Tolokiwa), between New Guinea and New Britain
    • E. o. salvadorii: on the Bismarck Archipelago
    • E. o. alberti: on the Solomon Islands
  • Australian Koel

Habitat

Fledgling being fed by Red Wattlebird
Photo © by fthsm
Fairyland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, December 2008

Can be found in mature primary and secondary forests, plantations, woodlands, gardens and on golf courses.

Behaviour

Diet

Adults; the diet includes fruit, particularly figs.

Breeding

It is a brood parasite, laying 1 egg. Australian birds use mainly Noisy Friarbirds, or Red Wattlebirds to host their offspring. The young bird does not attempt to replace chicks in the host species nest.

Vocalisation

Duetting may suggest short term pair bonds forming, as well as the normal polygynous mating behaviour.

Probable territorial call
Recording by AmateurBirdMan
Victoria, Australia, 1 December 2023

In Culture

It is also colloquially known as the Rainbird or Stormbird in eastern Australia, as its call is supposed to foreshadow rain.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  1. Birds in Backyards, https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/
  2. https://animalia.bio/pacific-koel
  3. BirdForum Member observations

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