So where does "Eastern Koel" fit in? That's the name used in the Pizzey and
Knight app and the Morcombe app.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus
> On Behalf Of John Graff
> Sent: Monday, 3 February 2014 11:39 AM
> To: Dave Torr
> Cc: Brian & Meg; birding-aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Koel identification
>
> My understanding (whether it's correct is another story), is
> that Pacific is the usual one across the mainland, but Asian
> is the one most often reported from Christmas & Cocos
>
> John
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 3 Feb 2014, at 6:32 am, "Dave Torr" <> wrote:
> >
> > As with so many things, depends (probably) on your chosen taxonomy.
> > According to the IOC 4.1 list, Asian Koel (*Eudynamys scolopaceus*)
> > gets as far as Borneo and the Lesser Sundas.
> > Pacific Koel (*Eudynamys orientalis*) has a subspecies (thus not
> > split)
> > *cyanocephalus* with range "n Queensland to s New South Wales" and
> > another ssp *subcyanocephalus* with range "nw Australia to
> nw Queensland"
> > However - as my recent query on Heuglin's Gull in Thailand
> shows - the
> > IOC is not always correct - and a different taxonomy may give
> > different answers! DIfferent ssp of this also occur in the
> Indonesian
> > archipelago and I guess either species could occur in the
> northern parts of our domain!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On 3 February 2014 08:52, Brian & Meg
> <> wrote:
> >>
> >> Would the following be correct??? I'm trying to make sense
> of where
> >> this bird is really at.!!!!
> >> The Koel that we all see & hear in eastern Australia is the
> >> Australian Koel which is a subspecies of the Pacific Koel.
> The Koel
> >> seen in the west (Indian Ocean area) is the Asian Koel - usually
> >> reported from either Christmas Is, Cocos-Keeling &/or Ashmore Reef.
> >> Can anyone add to this assumption?
> >> Thanks
> >> Brian
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