Eudynamys scolopacea
(Common Koel)
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FAMILY |
Cuculidae |
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Species |
Eudynamys scolopacea |
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Common name |
Common Koel |
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Main colour |
Glossy blue-black or brown |
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Distinctive feature |
Song, body 36-40.5 cm long |
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Campus |
Cairns, Townsville |
Description
This bird can be found wherever there is plenty of fruit and is common around the campus during summer. Male is a glossy blue-black including the tail, legs and feet are grey, eyes red and prominent. Female has a black head but the upperparts of the body are brown spotted with white and her tail is brown with white bars. Legs and feet are grey, eyes red, bill pale.
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