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Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis(Linnaeus, 1766)
Also known asGidgiddree
Least ConcernNative
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Pacific koel, also known as the eastern koel or formerly common koel, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. In northern Australia, it is colloquially known as the rainbird or stormbird.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Central Moluccas to north and east Australia
- Non-breeding range
- Wallacea, New Guinea, and Bismarck Archipelago
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
song · Quality A
James Ray · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South Wales, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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