The Pacific Koel (Eudynamys orientalis) is a large species of parasitic cuckoo which migrates to northern and eastern Australia to breed. It is also commonly referred to as the Eastern Koel.

Watch my video of a Common Koel and its annoying and irritating call. This is a black bird with distinctive red eyes and a annoying and irritating call. Thi...

The sounds and calls of a Pacific Koel in Australia. The loud, repetitive ‘coo-ee’ song of the male Pacific Koel is a familiar sound of spring and early summ...

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The Eastern Koel is a migratory species that arrives in Australia from south-east Asia to breed in spring. Although rarely seen, the Koel is well known to many Australians for its loud, repetitive calls, particularly in the early morning.

The male Eastern Koel advertises its presence by a loud ascending whistle or ‘koo-el’, monotonously repeated; the call of the female is a repetitive ‘keek-keek-keek-keek’. Males often call throughout the day and well into the night. Bird call recorded by: Marc Anderson.

2011年11月5日 · Each spring forested areas of eastern Australia echo with the male Koel’s repetitive mating call: Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Perhaps due to their easily identifiable call Koels feature in the mythology of several traditional south-east Asian and Australian cultures.

2024年10月15日 · In the summer months, the koel calls out day and night, from the dense foliage of trees it hides in. While some urban dwellers find the calls “annoying”, artists, poets, birdwatchers and researchers have long been fascinated with this shy, vocal bird

2015年12月9日 · The Eastern Koel ( also known as Pacific Koel ) is locally called a storm bird. This is probably because they become more vocal in stormy weather. They are part of the Cuckoo family and lay...

The Pacific koel (Eudynamys orientalis), also known as the eastern koel or formerly common 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.