World Species : Eudynamys scolopaceus (Asian Koel)

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Eudynamys scolopaceus (Asian Koel)

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Synonyms: Cuculus scolopaceus (homotypic); Eudynamis scolopaceus (homotypic); Eudynamys scolopacea

Wikipedia Abstract

The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with the closely related black-billed and Pacific koels which are sometimes treated as subspecies. The Asian koel is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults. The name koel is echoic in origin with several language variants. The bird is a widely used symbol in Indian poetry.

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Infraspecies

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0)

Unique (100)

Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0)

Unique & Vulnerable (100)

ED Score: 22.0704

EDGE Score: 3.13855

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Attributes

Adult Weight ^[1]	213 grams
Birth Weight ^[2]	9 grams
Female Weight ^[1]	224 grams
Male Weight ^[1]	202 grams
Weight Dimorphism ^[1]	10.9 %

Diet ^[3]	Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Nectarivore
Diet - Fruit ^[3]	80 %
Diet - Invertibrates ^[3]	10 %
Diet - Nectar ^[3]	10 %
Forages - Canopy ^[3]	80 %
Forages - Mid-High ^[3]	20 %

Clutch Size ^[2]	1
Fledging ^[1]	19 days
Incubation ^[1]	14 days
Mating Display ^[2]	Ground display (mostly)
Mating System ^[2]	Monogamy

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Predators

Bubo bengalensis (Rock Eagle-owl)

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Consumers

Parasitized by
Podicipitilepis yamagutii <Unverified Name>	^[8]

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Citations

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♦ ⁴FRUGIVORY BY KOELS IN HONG KONG, Richard T. Corlett and Ice Ko Wai Ping, Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society, No. 20, 1995, pp. 221-222
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♦ ⁷Pande, S. & N. Dahanukar (2011). The diet of Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis and its agronomic significance. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(8): 2011–2017.
♦ ⁸Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London

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