Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusEudynamys (True Koels)
- SpeciesEudynamys orientalis (Pacific Koel)
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Black-Eared Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx osculans
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 13 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Koel in Kakadu National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Pacific Koel sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 65 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pacific Koel in Kakadu National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Koel in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.