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Pacific Koel

Eudynamys orientalis (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The Pacific koel, also known as the eastern koel, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. In Australia, it is colloquially known as the rainbird or stormbird, as its call is usually more prevalent before or during stormy weather. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
   Eudynamys
Scientific:
  Eudynamys orientalis

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Cuculus orientalis

Type locality:
  East Indies = Amboina.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/172/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0437208CA99E5B59

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0437208C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0437208C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 705401

Geographic range:

  • Eudynamys orientalis orientalis: southern Moluccas (Buru, Manipa, Kelang, Seram, Ambon, and Watubela)
  • Eudynamys orientalis [rufiventer or minimus]: New Guinea
  • Eudynamys orientalis hybrida: Long Islands (Crown, Long, and Tolokiwa), between New Guinea and New Britain
  • Eudynamys orientalis salvadorii: Bismarck Archipelago
  • Eudynamys orientalis alberti: Solomon Islands
  • Eudynamys orientalis picatus: Kai Islands and Sumba to Timor and Roma
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Pacific Koel
Catalan:
Cucut coel de Nova Guinea
Danish:
Molukkoel
Finnish:
papuanvariskäki
French:
Coucou du Pacifique
Hungarian:
ausztrál koel
Italian:
Koel australiano
Lithuanian:
Rytinis koelis
Chinese:
太平洋噪鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
澳洲噪鵑

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Asian Koel (Pacific) ( Eudynamys scolopaceus [orientalis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Asian Koel (Pacific) ( Eudynamys scolopaceus [orientalis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Pacific Koel (Oriental) ( Eudynamys orientalis [orientalis Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Pacific Koel (Oriental) ( Eudynamys orientalis [orientalis Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
Pacific Koel (Oriental) ( Eudynamys orientalis [orientalis Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
Pacific Koel (Oriental) ( Eudynamys orientalis [orientalis Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Pacific Koel (Oriental) ( Eudynamys orientalis [orientalis Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Pacific Koel (Oriental) ( Eudynamys orientalis [orientalis Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
Pacific Koel (Oriental) ( Eudynamys orientalis [orientalis Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2023:
Pacific Koel (Oriental) ( Eudynamys orientalis [orientalis Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2024:
Pacific Koel (Oriental) ( Eudynamys orientalis [orientalis Group]) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Eudynamys [scolopaceus or orientalis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4  5  6 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Cucut coel de Nova Guinea
Danish: Molukkoel
German: Pazifikkoel [orientalis-Gruppe], Pazifischer Koel
English: Asian Koel (Pacific), Eastern Koel, Pacific Koel, Pacific Koel (Oriental)
English, HBW: Eastern Koel (Oriental)
English (IOC): Pacific Koel (Oriental)
English (United States): Pacific Koel (Oriental)
Spanish: Koel oriental, Koel Oriental (grupo orientalis)
Spanish (Spain): Koel oriental (grupo orientalis)
Spanish (HBW): Pacific Koel (Oriental)
Estonian: austraalia koelkägu
Finnish: papuanvariskäki
French: Coucou bleuté, Coucou bleuté [orientalis], Coucou du Pacifique, Coucou du Pacifique (du Pacifique), Coucou koël (Pacifique)
Hungarian: ausztrál koel
Indonesian: Tuwur australia
Italian: Koel australiano
Japanese (romaji): o-sutorariaonikakkou (orientalis guru-pu)
Japanese: オーストラリアオニカッコウ, オーストラリアオニカッコウ (orientalis グループ), オーストラリアオニカッコウ（orientalis グループ）
Scientific: Cuculus orientalis, Eudynamys orientalis, Eudynamys orientalis [orientalis Group], Eudynamys orientalis orientalis, Eudynamys scolopacea orientalis, Eudynamys scolopaceus [orientalis Group], Eudynamys scolopaceus orientalis
Lithuanian: Rytinis koelis
Dutch: Australische Koël, Australische Koël (orientalis groep)
Norwegian: Grånebbkoel, grånebbkoel (orientalis gr.)
Polish: kukiel pacyficzny, kukiel pacyficzny [gr. orientalis]
Portuguese (Portugal): koel-oriental [grupo orientalis]
Russian: Тихоокеанский коэль, Тихоокеанский коэль [группа orientalis]
Slovak: koel tichomorský, koel tichomorský (skup.)
Serbian: Pacifički koel, Pacifički koel [orientalis grupa]
Swedish: australisk koel, australisk koel [gruppen orientalis], australisk koel [orientalis Group]
Turkish: Pasifik Koeli [orientalis grubu]
Chinese: 太平洋噪鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 澳洲噪鵑

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