Thanks to all for the advice provided, both on and off this line. Both
Clements and IOC are obviously reputable so a coin toss would seem to be
one option.
However, as I use eBird for my formal data entry it seems sensible to
rationalise my private data holdings following that system and thus
Australian Koel will be my standard.
Martin
Martin Butterfield
http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
On 5 January 2015 at 06:36, Martin Butterfield <> wrote:
> I raise this question with great trepidation, but in updating some of my
> records I find that at various times I have called a melodious bird both
> "Common Koel" and "Eastern Koel". BirdLife Australia seem to favour
> Eastern Koel for birdata. On eBird it is called "Australian Koel".
>
> I realise that there is no 'best' or 'correct' name. As I don't have
> access to Ornithological libraries I wonder if someone on this list can
> tell me the provenance of these various names so that I can decide which
> way to update my records. Default option will be some coin tossing between
> Eastern Koel and Australian Koel..
>
> Martin
>
> Martin Butterfield
> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
>
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