Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusEudynamys (True Koels)
- SpeciesEudynamys scolopaceus (Asian Koel)
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Bornean Ground-Cuckoo
Carpococcyx radiceus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Raffles's Malkoha
Rhinortha chlorophaea
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Red-billed Malkoha
Zanclostomus javanicus
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus vagans
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Asian Koel at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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