Pacific Koel

Eudynamys orientalis

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Taxonomy

Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
Genus
Eudynamys
eBird Code
asikoe3

Vocalizations

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Subspecies (8)

  • Eudynamys orientalis alberti

    Solomon Islands

  • Eudynamys orientalis cyanocephalus

    eastern Australia (northern Queensland to Victoria); winters to Moluccas

  • Eudynamys orientalis hybrida

    Long Islands (Crown, Long, and Tolokiwa), between New Guinea and New Britain

  • Eudynamys orientalis orientalis

    southern Moluccas (Buru, Manipa, Kelang, Seram, Ambon, and Watubela)

  • Eudynamys orientalis picatus

    Kai Islands and Sumba to Timor and Roma

  • Eudynamys orientalis rufiventer

    New Guinea

  • Eudynamys orientalis salvadorii

    Bismarck Archipelago

  • Eudynamys orientalis subcyanocephalus

    northern Australia (Kimberley region of Western Australia to northwestern Queensland); winters to southern Moluccas

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.