About the Pacific Koel
The Pacific koel, also known as the eastern koel or formerly common koel, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. In northern Australia, it is colloquially known as the rainbird or stormbird.
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The Pacific Koel can be identified by its black plumage, often tinted with blue and green, and red eyes. The species is sexually dimorphic: the female has brown plumage along the back with white spots and the underbelly is often cream coloured with fine black stripes. Young birds resemble the female but have dark eyes.
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What the Pacific Koel sounds like
Where the Pacific Koel lives
When to see the Pacific Koel
Peak activity in November · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Side by side: Asian Koel vs Pacific Koel
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