Re: Fw: Re: [canberrabirds] Koels

[Denis Wilson <>]

Hi Susanne

Birds in Backyards uses Eudynamys scolopacea for "Common Koel";
the COG Photo Gallery uses Eudynamys orientalis for Eastern Koel 
Birdpedia recognises Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis bird found on our East Coast; but it also recognises "Asian Koel" Eudynamys scolopaceus as being a separate species, with an Asian distribution, including "Vagrant to Christmas Island".

Beyond that I shall let the COG members with their HANZAB references take over and give definitive opinions.

I find it safe to follow the COG listings.

Cheers
Denis
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On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Susanne Gardiner <> wrote:

Hi

the one in Ainslie woke me up at 6.30 this morning, hung around for about half an hour, ended up about 5 m from me on our power lines, and I heard him again about a minute ago.

I am still puzzled about the names. 

The NWS national parks and wildlife service lists Eudynamys orientalis als Pacific Koel on their Murramarrang NP Birdlist. 

Common Koel in my birdbook (Simpson&Day) is Eudynamys scolopacea, which according to Wikipedia is an Asian Koel, while they have an Australian Koel as a subspecies to the Pacific, with no "Common" koel in their list. 

The birds I heard at Murramarrang and here sound the same, while the "Asian" Koels recorded in India on Youtube sound different.

What do we hear and see in Canberra?

Cheers, Susanne

juv Koel fed by Red Wattle bird at Depot Beach:

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From: Jack & Andrea Holland <>
Subject: Koels
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Received: Sunday, 23 January, 2011, 8:50 AM

are still calling in the Chapman/Rivett area, where compared with some other suburbs they have never been particularly conspicuous and usually are gone by the new year (at best just into it).

 

One was repeatedly giving the well known call round 7 am from the Cassia Pl area Rivett (where it also was calling before Xmas), and 15-30 minutes later another briefly gave both this and the “wirra wirra” call from the Chapman shops/Rene St area (well over a km away).  They were also recorded from these places during the week, often giving the wirra wirra call. 

 

Jack Holland