Black-billed koel
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Black-billed koel | |
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Eudynamys melanorhynchus skeleton | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Eudynamys |
Species: | E. melanorhynchus
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Binomial name | |
Eudynamys melanorhynchus Müller, 1843
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Synonyms | |
Eudynamys melanorhyncha |
The black-billed koel (Eudynamys melanorhynchus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to forest and woodland on the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Sula, Banggai, Togian and other smaller nearby islands. It has often been considered conspecific with E. scolopaceus, but they are increasingly treated as separate species. Unlike the black-billed koel, all other members of the common koel complex have a pale bill. The black billed koel voice a typical "koel!" call, or a short series of rising and falling "woo" notes.
The IUCN regards E. melanorhynchus as a synonym of E. orientalis,[1] whereas the International Ornithologists' Union regards it as a valid species.[2]
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Eudynamys orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61432919A95168223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61432919A95168223.en. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (December 2023). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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