Asian koel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Asian koel lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eudynamys scolopaceus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	23 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Cuculidae

Where does the Asian koel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Asian koel in 23 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Hefei, Singapore, Cambodia, India, Laos, Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Asian koel endangered?

The Asian koel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Asian koel?

The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Cuculidae, genus Eudynamys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Asian koel

The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo family of birds, the Cuculidae. It is found in the Indian subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with the closely related black-billed koels, and Pacific koels which are sometimes treated as subspecies. The Asian koel, like many of its related cuckoo kin, 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. The name koel is echoic in origin with several language variants. The bird is a widely used symbol in Indian, Pakistani and Nepali poetry.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Asian koel (revision 1357132215), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q798401 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).