Eudynamys scolopaceus  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Asian Koel

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Eudynamys
Species: scolopaceus

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• Common names: Asian Koel, Western Koel
• Thai names: นกกาเหว่า
• Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
  Eudynamys scolopaceus scolopaceus: Nepal to Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Laccadives and Maldives
  Eudynamys scolopaceus chinensis: S China and Indochina; winters to Borneo
  Eudynamys scolopaceus harterti: Hainan (s China)
  Eudynamys scolopaceus [malayanus, dolosus or simalurensis]: NE India to Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo and L Sundas
• IUCN Red List: Leasr Concern. Population stable. ​[2]
• Image locations: Bangkok, Chonburi (Pattaya), Songkhla (Hat Yai)
• Additional notes: 

Image locations

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Images of Eudynamys scolopaceus from Thailand.

Eudynamys scolopaceus, Hat Yai, Songkhla, March 2020

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea (Linnaeus, 1758) Male Pattaya Chonburi December

Eudynamys scolopaceus, Asian Koel, Bangkok, June 2018

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References:
​[1] Avibase - accessed 28 June 2020.

[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Eudynamys scolopaceus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22684049A93012559. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684049A93012559.en. Downloaded on 28 June 2020.​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.