Koel

It has been suggested that Common koel be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since December 2023.

Koel
Male Asian koel
Female Asian koel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Family:	Cuculidae
Subfamily:	Cuculinae
Genus:	Eudynamys Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Type species
Cuculus orientalis (Pacific koel) Linnaeus, 1766
Species
Eudynamys melanorhynchus Eudynamys scolopaceus Eudynamys orientalis

Wikisource has the text of the 1920 Encyclopedia Americana article Koel.

The true koels, Eudynamys, are a genus of cuckoos from Asia, Australia and the Pacific. They are large sexually dimorphic cuckoos that eat fruits and insects and have loud distinctive calls. They are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other species.