Wildlifeof China
Asian Koel
Cuckoos & Coucals
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Eudynamys scolopaceus
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly fruit; also insects, caterpillars, eggs and small vertebrates
Habitat
Light woodland and cultivated country
Range
Southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent to southern China and Southeast Asia
Size
About 39cm
The Asian koel is a large, long-tailed cuckoo about 39cm long. Males are glossy bluish black with a pale green-grey bill and crimson eyes; females are brown above with rufous head streaks, pale spotting and heavily barred whitish underparts. (Wikipedia, general species account)
This vocal cuckoo occupies light woodland and cultivated country from the Indian subcontinent through southern China and Southeast Asia. Adults feed mainly on fruit, though other foods are also taken. It is a brood parasite, laying in nests of crows and other hosts that rear its chicks. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Asian Koel eat?
- Mainly fruit; also insects, caterpillars, eggs and small vertebrates
- What habitat does the Asian Koel live in?
- Light woodland and cultivated country
- Where is the Asian Koel found?
- Southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent to southern China and Southeast Asia
- How big is the Asian Koel?
- About 39cm