Asian Koel

Asian Koel 

Photographer: Saji Nair

The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in South Asia, China, and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with the closely related black-billed and Pacific koels which are sometimes treated assubspecies. The Asian koel 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. The name koel is echoic in origin with several language variants.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_koel

Classification

Common Name – Asian koel

Local Name – koel

Zoological Name – Eudynamys scolopaceus

Kingdom – Animalia

Phylum – Chordata

Class – Aves

Order – Cuculiformes

Family – Cuculidae

Genus – Eudynamys

Conservational Status – Classified as Least Concern (LC) by the IUCN.