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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