Pacific koel
Eudynamys orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766)
The Pacific koel (Eudynamys orientalis) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 194.9 g to 223.5 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the Pacific koel
- Weight
- 194.9 g – 223.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the Pacific koel live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The Pacific koel is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the Pacific koel?
The Pacific koel (Eudynamys orientalis), also known as the eastern koel or formerly common koel, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. In northern Australia, it is colloquially known as the rainbird or stormbird.
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Is the Pacific koel endangered?
The Pacific koel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the Pacific koel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusEudynamys
- SpeciesEudynamys orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Cuculus orientalis
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- Black-billed koelEnglish
- Black-billed koelEnglish
- Eastern koelEnglish
- Eastern koelEnglish
- زعاق شرقيArabic
- قوال شرقيArabic
- زعاق المحيط الهاديArabic
- cucut coel de Nova GuineaCatalan
- kukačka pacifickáCzech
- Moluk KoelDanish
- PazifikkoelGerman
- Östlicher KoelGerman
- Pazifischer KoelGerman
- pacifika koeloEsperanto
- Koel orientalSpanish
- Koel del PacíficoSpanish
- austraalia koelkäguEstonian
- papuanvariskäkiFinnish
- Coucou bleutéFrench
- Coucou du PacifiqueFrench
- pacifička kukavicaCroatian
- ausztrál koelHungarian
- Tuwur australiaIndonesian
- Koel australianoItalian
- オーストラリアオニカッコウJapanese
- rytinis koelisLithuanian
- Australische KoëlDutch
- grånebbkoelNorwegian
- kukiel pacyficznyPolish
- koel-orientalPortuguese
- coel-australianoPortuguese
- Тихоокеанский коэльRussian
- koel tichomorskýSlovak
- Pacifički koelSerbian
- australisk koelSwedish
- นกกาเหว่าแปซิฟิกThai
- Pasifik KoeliTurkish
- коель східнийUkrainian
- 澳洲噪鵑Chinese
- 太平洋噪鵑Chinese
- 太平洋噪鹃Chinese
Relatives of the Pacific koel
Other species in the same genus Eudynamys.
Asian koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Black-billed koel
Eudynamys melanorhynchus
ComparePacific koel vs Asian koelPacific koel vs Black-billed koel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the Pacific koel?
An adult Pacific koel weighs 194.9 g – 223.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the Pacific koel live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the Pacific koel for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the Pacific koel endangered?
The Pacific koel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the Pacific koel?
The Pacific koel (Eudynamys orientalis) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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