- Eudynamys cyanocephala
Description
Identification
Distribution
Breeding from north-west Australia along the north coast and down to New South Wales. This species is mostly migratory, wintering to the Moluccan Islands
Taxonomy
Australian Koel with two subspecies were split from Asian Koel and Black-billed Koel by some authorities, however, others still think that the best treatment is to consider all three as one species which would then be named Common Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea.
Habitat
Behaviour
Other Names
It is also colloquially known as the Rainbird or Stormbird in eastern Australia, as its call is supposed to foreshadow rain
