Asian Koel

An Asian koel, female, on the banyan tree, outside my window.

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Asian Koel female

A female Asian Koel on the banyan tree outside my window.

The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. Like many of its related cuckoo kin it is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults.

Asian Koel

 A female Asian Koel on the banyan tree outside my window.

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An Asian koel female on the peepal tree outside my balcony.

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The Asian koel (female) feeding on the banyan tree in Bandra (East), Mumbai

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