- Object name(s):
- bird; CUCULIDAE: Eudynamys orientalis cyanocephalus: Pacific koel; Pacific koel
- Brief description:
- Koels are large, fruit-eating, cuckoos that occur abundantly through Asia and Australasia. They get their name form the loud ‘ko-el’ calls which are heard throughout woodlands, parks and gardens, where they parasitise birds like crows, starlings and laughing thrushes. Their chicks grow up alongside the host’s chicks without expelling them. There are several different species and the relationships between them are still being investigated. Males are black and females are heavily barred brown and grey. The Pacific koel has a huge range from the Moluccas to New Guinea and all the non-arid parts of Australia. This specimen came from Australia and was donated by Ilfracombe Museum in 1945. This object is not on display.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Associated concept:
- Bird
- Current location:
- Not on display
- Field collection place:
- Australia
- Place coordinates:
- 145.49148,-29.53280
- Field collection place:
- Australia and New Zealand
- Place coordinates:
- 145.49148,-29.53280
- Field collection place:
- Oceania
- Place coordinates:
- 145.49148,-29.53280
- Field collector:
- Ilfracombe Museum (from the collection of)
- Field collector:
- H L Brown (collector)
- Object name:
- bird; CUCULIDAE: Eudynamys orientalis cyanocephalus (Latham): Pacific koel; Pacific koel
- Object number:
- 30/1945/5
- Reproduction number:
- 30-1945-5.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Birds
- Right type:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a5b3b289-1d17-360a-9d35-43954718d1cb
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a5b3b289-1d17-360a-9d35-43954718d1cb, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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