Pacific Koel

Eudynamys orientalis - Coucou du Pacifique Coucou bleuté

Systematics

Order
:
Cuculiformes
Family
:
Cuculidés
Genus
:
Eudynamys
Species
:
orientalis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 46 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pacific Koel (Eudynamys orientalis) is a species of bird in the Cuculidae family.

Subspecific information 8 subspecies

Eudynamys orientalis orientalis (s Moluccas)
Eudynamys orientalis picatus (Sumba to Timor and Kai Is.)
Eudynamys orientalis rufiventer (New Guinea)
Eudynamys orientalis hybrida (Long I.. off ne New Guinea.)
Eudynamys orientalis salvadorii (Bismarck Arch.)
Eudynamys orientalis alberti (Solomon Is.)
Eudynamys orientalis cyanocephalus (n Queensland to s New South Wales)
Eudynamys orientalis subcyanocephalus (nw Australia to nw Queensland)

Foreign names

Coucou du Pacifique,
Koel oriental,
koel-oriental,
Pazifikkoel,
ausztrál koel,
Australische Koël,
Koel australiano,
australisk koel,
Grånebbkoel,
koel tichomorský,
kukačka pacifická,
Moluk Koel,
papuanvariskäki,
cucut coel de Nova Guinea,
kukiel pacyficzny,
Тихоокеанский коэль,
Tuwur australia,
オーストラリアオニカッコウ,
太平洋噪鹃,
澳洲噪鵑,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

Sources of information

BirdLife International, BirdLife International
Birds in backyards, Birds Australia and Australian Museum
Avibase, Lepage Denis
HBW Alive,
Wikipedia (English version),
IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest