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Australian Koel |
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Eudynamys cyanocephalus |
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Other Names
Common Koel, Cooee-bird, Rainbird, Indian Koel
Family
Cuculidae (Old World Cuckoos)
Size
39 to 46 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1801)
Derivation
Eu-dÿ'-na-mys - Gk, eu, well, good; Gk, dynamis, power: scol-o-pä'-ce-a - Gk, scolopax, snipe
Abundance (Guide)
MC
Common summer migrant to northern and eastern Australia.
Habitat
Monsoon rainforest, vine thickets, wet sclerophyll forest, open forest and woodland. lightly timbered grassland, farmland with tall trees. Singly or in twos. Occasionally in small groups.
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Northern and eastern Australia, west to the Kimberley and south to about Wollongong, NSW.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Status LC
Secure.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Native and introduced fruits and berries. Also insects.
Voice
A distictive, 'coo-ee', also heard at night. Also a 'wurra-wurra'.
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Breeding Season (Guide)
September - March.
Nest
None. Egg(s) laid in that of the foster parents.
Eggs (Guide)
1; smooth, pink or buff, usually with slight sheen, sprinkled with spots, dots and sometimes short wavy streaks of dull purple-red, with underlying markings of purple-grey; oval; about 34 x 24 mm.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous.
Subspecies
Fifteen or more subspecies. Two in Australia.
Similar Species
Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) which has a forked tail.
Reference(s)
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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