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Bruce et al,
The other commonly used source these days is the
IOC World Bird List form the International Ornithological Congress
(currently up to v2.9 and available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/)
It also has three species of Eudynamys koels, with
geographic distributions as below:
Eudynamys
scolopaceus Asian
Koel
Oriental region: widespread, also Lesser Sundas
Eudynamys melanorhynchus
Black-billed Koel Australasian region: Sulawesi, Sula
Islands.
Eudynamys
orientalis
Pacific Koel
Australasian region: s Moluccas to n, e
Australia.
So the difference cf Christidis & Boles 2008 regarding
our local species is whether you call it Eastern or Pacific Koel. Under
either of these treatments, the use of Common Koel for a single encompassing
species is obsolete.
cheers,
Harvey
G'day Bruce. There will be those out there more qualified than I, but
my understanding is that currently (ie per Chrisitidis and Boles) there are
three koel species recognised (though others still recognise only one variable
species from Australia to southern Asia).
By their taxonomy 'our' Koel is Eudynamys orientalis, which they
call Eastern Koel from the species name; it's found into the SW Pacific and west
to eastern Indonesia.
E. scolopaceus, which they refer to as Asian
Koel (and which ranges across southern Asia to the Philippines), has been
recorded as a vagrant to Christmas Island.
hope this is of some help,
and as ever I'll be interested to hear other
opinions
cheers
Ian
On 24/08/2011 11:08, m("bigpond.net.au","blaags");"> wrote:
Hi All,
I’m interested in the up-to-date taxonomic position of koels,
currently accepted English & scientific names and which
species/sub-species are migrants to SE Australia. I have looked at HANZAB Vol
4, but I understand that classification has now been revised.
Grateful for comments.
Cheers,
Bruce
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